Alaudes mojavensis

Diagnosis
Lateral aspect of pronotum with slender, hair-like setae; sides of pronotum sinuate, expanding anteriorly, anterior angles rounded; elytral vestiture erect, slender and hair-like throughout, always much longer than twice width.

Description
Sides of pronotum sinuate, expanding anteriorly, anterior angles rounded, Mojave Desert species

Distribution
California, Arizona, Mojave Desert.

Biology
Sandy areas or sand dunes. Often collected in pitfall traps at entrance to nests of Veromessor pergandei (Mayr) (Formicidae). Elevation range 600–1,400 m.