Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius, 1775)

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

Acanthocinus nodosus (Fabricius, 1775) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: NJ to south FL to eastern TX to KY. The lone Kentucky specimen of this southeastern species was taken in south-central Kentucky in 1894 (Southwestern Appalachians, Map 001).

Kentucky counties: Rockcastle (1)

Years: 1894 (1)

Months: September (1)

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

Collection methods: nr

Larval host plants: Pinus spp. and Quercus virginiana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: A mixture of ethanol + α-pinene (D. R. Miller 2006), and even more attractive if the bark beetle lures ipsenol and ipsdienol are added to the mix (D. R. Miller et al. 2015)

Comments: Attracted to lights.