General distribution: High elevations in Arizona and New Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Socorro.
Habitat: Mountains.
Host: Unknown.
Adults Present: Unknown.
Notes: Cerci broad; furculae very small; hind tibiae red to buff; tegmina short. Rare and localized in Magdalena Mountains. Not economically important.
Reference: Ball et al. 1942.
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