Arthropods

Unidentified Specimen

Corydiidae (family)

Notes

Males in this family are winged and attracted to lights at night. Females are wingless and burrow in sandy areas. Some of our UTEP IMRS collections not yet determined to species.

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)

ClassInsecta (Insects)

OrderBLATTODEA (Cockroaches and Termites)

FamilyCORYDIIDAE (Sand Cockroach Family)