Cyrtinus pygmaeus (Haldeman, 1847)

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 : 35

Cyrtinus pygmaeus (Haldeman, 1847) ; Cyrtinini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to northern FL to eastern TX to MO. Kentucky collections were from Fayette south to Whitley County (Map 036).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (4), Garrard (2), Madison (3), Pulaski (1), Whitley (1)

Years: 2011 (1), 2012 (5), 2013 (2), 2015 (1), 2017 (2)

Months: April (2), May (6), June (2), July (1)

Collections (8records, 11 specimens): ABRC (3),ANTHARCH (1), BG (1),EGCCRC (3), JMLC(1), PDBC (2)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (7); beat sheet (2); reared from Morus rubra (1)

Larval host plants: Betula nigra , Carpinus caroliniana , Cercis canadensis , Cornus florida , Juglans nigra , Liriodendron tulipifera , Quercus spp. , Robinia pseudoacacia and Sapindus marginatus ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: At 2-4 mm in length, this antlike species is one of the smallest species of Cerambycidae in North America . Beating, rearing or Malaise traps are probably the best ways to collect this species.