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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Corydioidea » Corydiidae » Corydiinae » Arenivaga » Boll's Sandroach (Arenivaga bolliana)
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Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male
Copyright © 2015 Jennifer Thompson

Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - Male
Wimberley, Hays County, Texas, USA
August 18, 2015
This cockroach was found by my son. It had apparently drowned in the kiddie pool. Looks similar to Arenivaga sp. I found last week, except it has more dark mottling and the "face" on the pronotum is not as defined.

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Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male Arenivaga sp. 2 - Arenivaga bolliana - male
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Contributed by Jennifer Thompson on 18 August, 2015 - 10:23pm
Last updated 21 September, 2015 - 9:28am

Moved
Moved from Arenivaga.
… v belov, 21 September, 2015 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

This one looks very much like A.bolliana
Have you ever found any females? I would love to keep some of these in culture.
… Hisserdude, 4 September, 2015 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by H. Hopkins
… v belov, 21 September, 2015 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

 
I have found at least two fem
I have found at least two females, last year. I posted some pictures of a female last year here on bg.
I kept her and she did have babies, but they are in my community terrarium and I haven't seen them in a while. But then they are nocturnal and in the soil most the time, and grow very slowly, so maybe they're still in there?
Last year the males seemed bigger and in much greater numbers than this year (probably due to the flood we had back in May). But then they are our most common, even if not found that often, Arenivaga species. haven't found any females this year though, probably also due to the weather, it's barely rained at all since the flood, and been super hot.
… Jennifer Thompson, 4 September, 2015 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Trying to add a link
A. bolliana female
Hopefully it works..
… Jennifer Thompson, 4 September, 2015 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah yes, I've seen that post.
Nice pics btw. Well if you ever have excess I may be interested in taking a few off your hands. ;)
… Hisserdude, 4 September, 2015 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. :) And sure thing. I
Thanks. :) And sure thing. I was hoping to start a colony myself some day, but I've been told I already have too many bugs. Which is of course, nonsense! I'll keep an eye out for some for you.
… Jennifer Thompson, 4 September, 2015 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Pffft! There's no such thing as having too many bugs! ;)
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… Hisserdude, 4 September, 2015 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

 
I cannot agree more! :D
I cannot agree more! :D
… Jennifer Thompson, 4 September, 2015 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… Alan Jeon, 19 August, 2015 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

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