General distribution: Colorado and New Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Bernalillo, Colfax, Dona Ana, Lincoln, McKinley, Otero, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe.
Habitat: Mountains.
Host: Grasses.
Adults Present: Unknown.
Notes: Separated by male cerci. Not economically important.
Reference: Helfer 1953.
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