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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Corydioidea » Corydiidae » Corydiinae » Arenivaga » Arenivaga tenax
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Arenivaga tenax? - Arenivaga tenax - male
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Arenivaga tenax? - Arenivaga tenax - Male
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
May 7, 2016
Size: 2 cm
Attracted to UV and mercury vapor lights at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park.
2 cm long including wings.
IMHO, it resembles Arenivaga tenax; which only has two BG entries from NM. If confirmed, this will be the first entry from TX.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 8 May, 2016 - 9:10pm
Last updated 9 May, 2016 - 10:04pm

Moved
Moved from Corydiidae.
… Salvador Vitanza, 9 May, 2016 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

Seems to be...
According to Hopkins' key, they are found around your area, see their range map here: http://bdj.pensoft.net//showimg.php?filename=oo_25195.jpg

And yours looks exactly like the male A.tenax in the key. Very nice find, I love Arenivaga! :D
… Hisserdude, 9 May, 2016 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thank you Hisserdude! I appreciate the distribution map and your confirmation.
A great deal of bugs give me a hard time running or flying away when I want their photo. Not Arenivaga roaches. So far, they have stood still. They are the most patient with my lens moving an inch or two away.
… Salvador Vitanza, 9 May, 2016 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem...
Glad I could help! :)
I've noticed this with certain Corydiids, they seem pretty relaxed compared to other roaches. Still, some species can be a pain to photograph...
… Hisserdude, 9 May, 2016 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

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