[2] It is endemic to the United States, specifically Arizona, and found under rocks in loose soil.

[1] It is closely related to A. fuscus and they have nearly identical drumming patterns.

They live one to two years as adults, but can die prematurely by parasitic infections, commonly by the horsehair worm.

This species has a wide head and powerful jaws that deliver painful, but non-venomous bites.

This article about a member of the insect family Stenopelmatidae is a stub.