Styloleptus biustus (LeConte, 1852)

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 : 54

Styloleptus biustus (LeConte, 1852) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: Along the Atlantic coast from RI to south FL and west to eastern TX, with a few scattered inland records in OK, KY and northern AL. The lone Kentucky specimen was taken in the far western part of the state (Mississippi Alluvial Plain; Map 187).

Kentucky counties: Fulton (1)

Years: 1913 (1)

Months: September (1)

Collections (1 record, 1 specimen): UKIC (1)

Collection methods: Light (1)

Larval host plants: Acer rubrum , Annona cherimola , Bursera simaruba , Cajanus cajan , Carya illinoinensis , Celastrus orbiculatus , Celtis integrifolia , Citrus , Conocarpus erectus , Ficus spp. , Ilex , Liquidambar styraciflua , Manihot spp. , Metopium toxiferum , Mimosa , Morus rubra , Ricinus communis , Pistacia lentiscus , Rhus , Sesbania drummondii , Yucca and Zanthoxylum fagara ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: A blend of 3-hydroxyhexan-2-one + (2 R *,3 R *)-2,3-hexanediol + racemic (E)-fuscumol + racemic (E)-fuscumol acetate + monochamol + racemic 2-methylbutan-1-ol ( Hanks & Millar 2013), fuscumol + acetate and ethanol ( Millar et al. 2017)

Comments: Specimens are best collected by beating dead host plant branches or trapping with chemical lures.