Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924)

Chapman, Eric G., Richards, Austin B. & Dupuis, Julian R., 2023, The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Kentucky with notes on larval hosts, adult nectar use, and semiochemical attraction, Zootaxa 5229 (1), pp. 1-89 : 26

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CD98B371-D713-457E-A2D4-504F5AB0CAC5
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924)
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Psyrassa pertenuis (Casey, 1924) View in CoL ; Elaphidiini [new state record]

Distribution: NY to FL to eastern TX to KY, with most records from the Atlantic coastal plain; also recorded from Puerto Rico. Kentucky records are scattered across the central portion of the state (Map 153).

Kentucky counties: Allen (1), Madison (1), Powell (1), Warren (2)

Years: 1974 (2), 1986 (1), 2018 (1), 2020 (1)

Months: March (2), June (3)

Collections (4 records, 5 specimens): AMBC (1), CMNH (3), EGCCRC (1)

Collection methods: Light (2); reared from Cercis (2)

Larval host plants: Carya , Conocarpus erectus , Magnolia grandiflora and Prunus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Comments: Attracted to lights. It is interesting that two Kentucky specimens were reared from Cercis , which is not a published host.