Arenivaga hypogaios Hopkins 2014

Male. Measurements. Holotype TL = 23.0 mm, GW = 9.7 mm, PW = 6.92 mm, PL = 4.82 mm, TL/GW = 2.37, PL/PW = 0.70. EW = 0.20 mm; OW = 0.50 mm. Among specimens examined range of TL 17.4–23.0 mm; range of GW 8.2–9.7 mm; range of PW 6.34–6.92 mm; range of PL 4.45–4.82 mm. Head. Two ocelli large, ovoid and protruding (0.50 × 0.40 mm); vertex dark brown, with small ridges between apices of eyes and extending onto ocellar tubercles; interocellar space concave, dark brown. Posterior frons light brown, tectiform horizontally then concave; anterior frons light brown, bulbous; light brown anteclypeus. See Fig. 90d. Pronotum. Pronotum translucent waxy beige with dark brown posterior border; dorsal surface of pronotum with short orange-brown setae; pronotal pattern dark brown “hippo face”; impressed, no discernible detail; no aura. See Fig. 90c. Body. Wing brace very small to absent. Two tarsal claws present. Legs and body light orange-brown; subgenital plate light orange-brown; asymmetrical with rounded apices. See Fig. 90b. Forewings. Wings extended beyond abdominal apex (up to 40% of total wing length); light brown with widely scattered blotches medium orange-brown to medium brown; surface opaque and matte, or with slight sheen. See Fig. 90a. Genitalia. Right dorsal phallomere composed of lightly sclerotized, long, bulbous lobe, articulated with right ventral phallomere on lateral side; central field lightly sclerotized, deeply cupped; very short punctate medial edge, short shagreened ridge on lateral side of cup. Small central sclerite lightly sclerotized, finely punctate, flat; posterior end connecting with dorsal side of right dorsal phallomere. Articulation between right phallomeres extends into right ventral phallomere consisting of punctate to shagreened medially projecting lobe that is medially flattened; anteriorly moderate gap followed by small shagreened flange open-ended anteriorly. Folded anterior portion of left phallomere wide, with dense, short setae medially, otherwise unmodified. Genital hook with short extension to pointed head and short, wide hook; arm robust with distinct bend. See Fig. 91.

This species is found from the central Texas-Mexico border south through central Mexico including the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosi. See Fig. 92.