General distribution: E. Utah, NE Arizona, W. Colorado, and NW New Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Sandoval, San Juan.
Habitat: Grassland.
Host: Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex spp. (salt bush).
Adults Present: July-September.
Notes: Tegmina reduced to lateral pads. Not economically important.
Reference: Wallace 1955.
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