Phymatodes aereus (Newman, 1838)

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 : 24

Phymatodes aereus (Newman, 1838) ; Callidiini [new state record]

Distribution: Southeastern PQ to GA to MO to MN. Kentucky specimens were collected in the east-central part of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 137).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Madison (21), Powell (3)

Years: 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (18), 2018 (1)

Months: April (20), May (5)

Collections (6 records, 25 specimens): ABRC (11), EGCCRC (12), FlorC (1), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Flowering tree (3); dead tree trunk after dark (3); panel trap baited with: C6 diols + C6 ketols + fuscumol (17), C6 ketols (1), methyl-butanol (1)

Larval host plants: Castanea sativa , Ostrya and Quercus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: 3R*-ketone + 2,3-diols ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

Comments: A spring species with adults active in April and May. EGC collected a series on a small dead standing tree after 11 PM about 50 m from a blacklight—they never came to the light. Kentucky specimens were most frequently collected with C6 diols + C6 ketols + fuscumol .