Identification
“Pronotum distinctly longer than wide. Fore femur lacking deep pit or groove between first and second spines on outer ventral margin. Outer ventral margin of fore femur usually with 4 spines: antenna thin, filamentous. Fore tibia unarmed dorsoapically; more robust species. Small species, less than 35mm long costal margin of tegmen with dense coat of fine cilia”
(1) (applies to the U.S. only)
Males have a brown spot near the base of the first pair of wings Females have a rough pronotum and no spot on the base of the forewings.
Range
In Canada: known only from the dry grasslands of British Columbia in the extreme southern Okanagan Valley near Oliver and Osoyoos.
In the U.S.: widespread; from Colorado and Arizona to Mexico, northwest to California, north to Dakota, and occasionally to Texas.
Habitat
A ground-dweller, but sometimes found on low vegetation.
Remarks
Very difficult to capture.
