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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Corydioidea » Corydiidae » Corydiinae » Arenivaga » Arenivaga tonkawa

Species Arenivaga tonkawa

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Arenivaga tonkawa Hebard (or new sp.) - Arenivaga tonkawa Order Blattaria - Arenivaga tonkawa Order Blatteria - Arenivaga tonkawa Arenivaga sp? - Arenivaga tonkawa - male Arenivaga sp? - Arenivaga tonkawa Arenivaga sp? - Arenivaga tonkawa Arenivaga sp? - Arenivaga tonkawa Arenivaga sp? - Arenivaga tonkawa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Superfamily Corydioidea
Family Corydiidae
Subfamily Corydiinae
Genus Arenivaga
Species tonkawa (Arenivaga tonkawa)
Other Common Names
Tonkawa sand cockroach
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Hebard 1920
Explanation of Names
The Tonkawa Indians once inhabited the region where this species occurs. (Hebard 1920)
Range
TX-OK-CO / Mex. (1), (BG data)
Habitat
can be found in abandoned Atta texana tunnels and in chambers filled with nest refuse. (2)
Print References
Hebard, M. 1920. Revisionary studies in the genus Arenivaga (Orthoptera, Blattidae, Polyphaginae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 46: 197-217. Full text
Internet References
Blattodea Species File
Works Cited
1.Beccaloni G.W. (2007‒2023) Cockroach species file
2.The Texas leaf-cutting ant and its control.
Walter et al. 1938. USDA Circular No. 494: 1-18.
Contributed by v belov on 20 November, 2012 - 2:52pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 21 April, 2014 - 4:21pm

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