Neoclytus mucronatus (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 : 22-23

Neoclytus mucronatus (Fabricius, 1775) ; Clytini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to FL to AZ to WI. Kentucky collections of this widespread and commonly collected species are nearly statewide (Map 117).

Kentucky counties: Allen (2), Breckinridge (1), Campbell (12), Daviess (1), Fayette (8), Grayson (2), Henderson (1), Jefferson (1), Laurel (1), Letcher (1), Madison (15), Powell (2), Pulaski (2), Shelby (1), Trigg (1), Warren (3)

Years: 1912 (1), 1936 (2), 1967 (1), 1970 (2), 1972 (1), 1982 (1), 1985 (2), 1989 (1), 1993 (1), 1997 (1), 2010 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (11), 2015 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (6), 2020 (5), 2021 (4)

Months: March (2), April (1), June (17), July (15), August (16), September (3)

Collections (52 records, 54 specimens): ABRC (12), AMBC (2), BG (1), EGCCRC (1), JMLC (1), PDBC (1), UKIC (9), WKUC (4), XEUC (12), iNat (11)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (12); collected from Ulmus (1); reared from house timber (1); sugar trap (1); panel trap baited with: Ray lab blend (12), C6 ketols (2), 2R*3R*-hydroxyhexanol (1)

Larval host plants: Acer rubrum , Carya spp ., Celtis laevigata , Diospyros virginiana , Juniperus virginiana , Pinus spp. , Quercus and Ulmus ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: C6-ketol, C6- + C8-ketols and anti -C6-ketol ( Millar et al. 2017).

Comments: A widespread and commonly collected species often found on dead and dying host branches,

especially Carya ( Bousquet et al. 2017) . Sometimes attracted to lights.

Neoclytus scutellaris (Olivier, 1790) ; Clytini [new state record]

Distribution: MS to south FL to eastern TX to IL. Kentucky specimens are from the Interior Plateau and adjacent Western Allegheny Plateau (Map 118).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Madison (48), nr (1)

Years: 1893 (1), 2013 (47), 2020 (1), nr (1)

Months: June (5), July (39), August (5), nr (1)

Collections (23 records, 50 specimens): ABRC (40), CNHM (1), EGCCRC (7), UKIC (1), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (47)

Larval host plants: Acer , Carya , Cornus , Quercus spp. , Ulmus and Vitis ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: C6-ketol ( Millar et al. 2017)

Comments: Most Kentucky specimens were collected by EGC in Malaise traps in the Appalachian foothills just east of Berea .