Tilloclytus geminatus (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 : 28-29

Tilloclytus geminatus (Haldeman, 1847) ; Anaglyptini [new state record]

Distribution: VT to FL to central TX to KS. Kentucky specimens of this infrequently collected species are from the central third of the state (Map 191).

Kentucky counties: Campbell (1), Madison (5), Powell (1), Warren (3)

Years: 1974 (3), 2010 (1), 2013 (3), 2015 (1), 2019 (2)

Months: May (6), July (1), December (3)

Collections (8 records, 10 specimens): ABRC (1), CMNH (3), EGCCRC (4), PDBC (1), XEUC (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (3); reared from Cercis canadensis (3); panel trap baited with Ray lab blend (1)

Larval host plants: Acacia , Betula nigra , Carya tomentosa , Celtis tenuifolia , Cornus florida , Crataegus viridis , Euonymus , Hamamelis virginiana , Nyssa sylvatica , Pinus contorta , Prunus americana , Quercus spp. Ulmus spp. and Vitis ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Comments: Malaise traps and perhaps beating are probably the most effective collecting method for this ant mimic.

Tragidion coquus (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Trachyderini

Distribution: Southern ON and VT to FL to NM and CO. The single Kentucky specimen with locality information is from Warren County ( Interior Plateau ; Map 193).

Kentucky counties: Warren (1)

Years: 1975 (1)

Months: September (1)

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

Collection methods: Not recorded

Larval host plants: Acacia , Cercis canadensis , Prosopis and Ulmus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Adult flower hosts: Grindelia , Helianthus , Prionopsis , Salix and Thurberia flowers ( Lingafelter & Horner 1993)

Comments: Species in this genus are spider wasp ( Pepsis and Hemipepsis ) mimics ( Chemsak & Powell 1966). Rarely collected in Kentucky, a second Kentucky specimen exists in the literature ( Swift & Ray 2008), but the collecting locality and depository were not reported. A fall species with adults flying in September and October in the eastern U.S. Specimens have been collected in October in the Florida panhandle using fermenting sugar traps (R. A. Androw, pers. comm.).