Species Euborellia arcanum

Euborellia arcanum Matzke & Kocarek 2015

Adults 20-26 mm(1)

from(1):

E. peregrina & E. antoni are similar, but with pronotum widening posterad (also differs in male genitalia and forceps)

FL, likely other southern states. Seems to be introduced, perhaps from the Neotropics(1)

Dark moist places in greenhouses & urban areas, perhaps elsewhere(1); in TX found under potted plants

Has been raised on banana pieces and dried Gammarus(1)

Eggs are smooth and white, ~1x1 mm; 5 instars total(1)

Creates burrows and chambers in soil and emerges at night, retracting food into burrows for consumption. First described in 2015 from specimens in greenhouses/exhibits in Leipzig, Germany, then subsequently found in greenhouses Potsdam, Germany & Vienna, Austria. These individuals may have come from soil/plants from Florida(1)