Alaudes moenkopii

Diagnosis
Elytral vestiture composed of extremely short,recumbent and apically expanded setae with length subequal to twice width, giving a “string of pearls” aspect to the elytral intervals.

Description
Elytral setae never occasionally clavate lanceolate, of 2 sizes, length of longest setae equal to or longer than apical 3 antennomeres combined; punctures fine, distance between punctures distinctly longer than size of puncture; body wider, larger. Anterior margin of head deeply excavated, basolateral aspect of head with sublateral indentation (Fig. 6A); pronotum with lateral apical aspect strongly expanded subapically, Colorado Desert species

Distribution
Restricted to the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona and southern Utah.

Biology
Mainly collected in pitfall traps, although some were found crawling on sand dunes at night. Elevation range 1,400–1,850 m.