Explanation of Names
Nisoscolopocerus apiculatus Barber 1928
Identification
body mottled gray, pear-shaped (abdomen expanded, head and thorax narrow); wings short in adult, barely covering anterior portion of abdomen; antennae apparently 3-segmented, bent laterally almost 90 degrees after first segment; terminal segment spindle-shaped
Range
w. Canada (AB-MB) to Mex.
Map (1)(2)
records from NM, NE, CO, AB
(3)Habitat
on the ground in dry fields and savannahs
See Also
some
Aradidae have similar body shape, e.g.