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Arenivaga
Sign in to savethumb|Sand roach burrowing Arenivaga is a genus of sand cockroaches, of the subfamily Corydiinae, in the family Corydiidae. These cockroaches live in sandy soils and dunes in the southwestern United States, Florida and Mexico. Arenivaga comes from the Latin arena meaning sand and vagus meaning wandering.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 403
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Corydiidae
- Collections
- OMNH, UMNH, UCSB, MSB, MNA, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Corydiidae
- Image
- Arenivaga africana.jpg
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- Arenivaga
- taxon name
- Arenivaga
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Arenivaga
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Characteristics
- Ecology
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thumb|Sand roach burrowing Arenivaga is a genus of sand cockroaches, of the subfamily Corydiinae, in the family Corydiidae. These cockroaches live in sandy soils and dunes in the southwestern United States, Florida and Mexico. Arenivaga comes from the Latin arena meaning sand and vagus meaning wandering.
==Characteristics== This genus is sexually dimorphic, with males and females differing in morphology. The insects are dorso-ventrally flattened and males have wings that are generally longer than the abdomen. The colour cannot be relied on to distinguish between species because the insects sequester pigments from their food and therefore their colour depends on their diet; they accumulate uric acid in varying amounts, and this also affects their appearance.
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