Elaphidion mucronatum (Say, 1824)

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 : 14-15

Elaphidion mucronatum (Say, 1824) ; Elaphidiini

Distribution: NH to south FL to TX to eastern NB with disjunct records in southern AZ.A commonly collected, widespread species occurring throughout Kentucky (Map 048).

Kentucky counties: Barren (2), Bath (1), Boone (2), Boyd (1), Campbell (14), Cumberland (2), Edmonson (1), Fayette (41), Fleming (2), Floyd (1), Franklin (1), Fulton (3), Hardin (2), Hart (2), Henderson (1), Jefferson (24), Jessamine (1), Kenton (1), LaRue (1), Lee (1), Letcher (1), Madison (74), Marion (1), Meade (1), Monroe (1), Muhlenberg (1), Nelson (2), Ohio (1), Pendleton (2), Powell (1), Rowan (20), Russell (1), Scott (2), Trigg (2), Warren (10), Wayne (12), Whitley (1), Wolfe (1), nr (1)

Years: 1890 (1), 1892 (2), 1907 (20), 1923 (1), 1924 (2), 1930 (1), 1936 (3), 1937 (5), 1939 (3), 1940 (1), 1944 (2), 1945 (3), 1946 (2), 1952 (12), 1955 (2), 1956 (1), 1957 (1), 1962 (1), 1966 (3), 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1970 (4), 1971 (2), 1972 (1), 1974 (4), 1975 (1), 1976 (1), 1978 (1), 1981 (7), 1983 (15), 1984 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (2), 1987 (3), 2002 (1), 2003 (2), 2006 (2), 2010 (41), 2011 (17), 2013 (14), 2014 (2), 2015 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (9), 2019 (8), 2020 (7), 2021 (9), nr (2)

Months: January (16), February (1), March (1), April (5), May (2), June (84), July (94), August (22), September (11), November (1), nr (2)

Collections (148 records, 239 specimens): ABRC (72), AMBC (1), BG (3), CMNH (6), CNHM (3), EGCCRC (4), UKIC (101), WKUC (10), XEUC (14), iNat (25)

Collection methods: Sugar trap (53); Light (26); Malaise trap (20); Collected from: Robinia pseudoacacia (1), Christmas tree (1), Acer saccharum (1); Reared from: Linden (16), Cercis (1); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (13), α- & β-pinene (1), prionic acid (1)

Larval host plants: Acer , Amelanchier , Asimina , Carya , Celtis , Cercis , Cornus , Fagus , Fraxinus , Juglans , Juniperus , Liquidambar , Myrica , Prunus , Quercus , Rhus , Salix , Sesbania , Taxodium , Toxicodendron , Ulmus , Vitis , and Wisteria ( Bousquet et al. 2017)

Chemical lures: Anti -C6-diol, fuscumol and ethanol Millar et al. (2017)

Comments: Attracted to lights and fermenting sugar.