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Desert cockroach Arenivaga sp male 1 - Arenivaga erratica - male
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Desert cockroach Arenivaga sp male 1 - Arenivaga erratica - Male
Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
March 28, 2004
Size: BL 22 mm
This cockroach was found on the wall inside our house. We took it outside to photo, and it promptly dug into some sand and disappeared. I think it is an Arenivaga sp. At least three species are listed from this area: A. erratica, A. apache and A. investigata. I have one other male that looks a little different that I will post next. I am trying to determine if I have one or two species here. Any help is much appreciated.
Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 4 January, 2012 - 9:19am
Last updated 14 January, 2012 - 12:12pm

Moved tentatively...
...based on the expert ID (by Heidi Hopkins) of another specimen from the same general area

Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… v belov, 14 January, 2012 - 12:12pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 January, 2012 - 9:52am

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