Proctacanthus micans Schiner

Proctacanthus micans Schiner, 1867: 397 .

Recognition characters: Grayish brown species; length 26–36 mm; mystax pale yellow; thorax brown in ground color, grayish brown pollinose; scutellar setae white, bristles black; wings nearly hyaline with the veins margined brown; abdomen dark grayish brown pollinose; legs brown, darker apically.

Distribution: PLATTE: Camp Guernsey, WANG, 2001b (CSU, GMAD); Grey Rocks Ranch, Camp Guernsey, WANG, 25 June–5 Sept. 2008 (CSU, GMAD); Wheatland, 28 July 1974 (SD). Recorded from Wyoming by: Dennis & Lavigne (1976b) (pupal case); Dennis et al. (2008) (pupal case); Fisher & Wilcox (1997); Geller-Grimm (2018).

Habitat: Sagebrush steppe shrub and grassland, and grama-needlegrass-wheatgrass grassland vegetation types. Rangeland similar to Proctacanthus milbertii .

Ethology: Rests on and forages from soil and vegetation.

Prey: None known.