Aegomorphus quadrigibbus (Say, 1831)

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 : 32-33

Aegomorphus quadrigibbus (Say, 1831) ; Acanthoderini [new state record]

Distribution: NY to south FL to eastern TX to KS, with records extending as far south as Costa Rica. Kentucky collections are nearly statewide (Map 005).

Kentucky counties: Anderson (1), Calloway (1), Campbell (13), Edmonson (1), Fayette (3), Henry (1), Hopkins (1), Jessamine (1), Laurel (2), Letcher (1), Madison (6), Mercer (1), Pulaski (1), Trigg (1), Warren (1)

Years: 1892 (1), 1971 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (15), 2018 (1), 2020 (3), 2021 (4)

Months: May (1), June (14), July (17), August (3)

Collections (26 records, 35 specimens): ABRC (1), AMBC (3), BG (2), EGCCRC (3), JMLC (2), PDBC (1), UKIC (2), XEUC (13), iNat (8)

Collection methods: Blacklight (2); Malaise trap (5); panel trap baited with Ray lab blend (13), spondylidine lure (1), or fuscumol (1)

Larval host plants: Acer , Annona muricata , Betula , Carya , Castanea , Cedrela mexicana , Cercis canadensis , Celtis , Fagus ferruginea , Ficus , Prosopis juliflora , Quercus , Tilia americana and Ulmus ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate ( Hanks & Millar 2013) (a component of the Ray lab lure blend)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Can be collected from dead hardwood tree trunks.