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Material Examined. Alberta, ABMI-343 (57.97528839, -116.288887), 11.vi.2008, from upper soil organic layers in moist upland balsam poplar mixed forest, understory horsetail, dogwood, rose, willow, 1 adult ; ABMI-538 (56.54943466, -112.45282), 28.v.2009, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland spruce forest, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 female; ABMI-543 (56.36729431, -110.807022), 1.vi.2007, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen mixed woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffaloberry, blueberry, rose, 3 females; ABMI-614 (56.46931076, -118.29512), 1.vi.2007, 1 female; ABMI-632 (55.97986221, -112.605103), 30.v.2007, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen mixed woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 2 adults; ABMI-664 (55.85299301, -112.605179), 13.vi.2007, from upper soil organic layers in moist upland black spruce-dominated forest, understory horsetail, dogwood, rose, willow, 1 female; ABMI-793 (54.97646332, -111.730118), 2.vi.2007, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen mixed woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 female; ABMI-825 (54.8119545, -111.665276), 30.v.2007, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen mixed woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 male; ABMI-1190 (52.71192551, -111.237335), 17.vi.2008, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland forest, understory lowbush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 female; ABMI-OG-1082-1 (52.96997833, -113.554283), 2011, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen forest, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 adult; ABMI-OG- 1275-1 (52.42511749, -113.107147), 2011, from upper soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen forest, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 2 adults; ABMI-OG- 1282-1 (52.16624451, -111.17392), 2011, from upper soil organic layers in untreed site with grasses and sedges, 3 adults; organic layers of soil on south slope with grasses and shrubs in Edmonton River Valley (53.540444, - 113.543761), 17.x.2010 ( DEW) 3 adults .

Distribution and Ecology. In Alberta this species is characteristically found in litter in moist aspen forests. Gravid females carry up to 6 large eggs.