The Cleridae and Thanerocleridae of eastern North America, with illustrated keys, updated distributions, and special emphasis on the Kentucky fauna Author Chapman, Eric G. 0000-0002-6989-9179 Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S 225 Agriculture Science Center North, 1100 South Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky, 40546 Julian. Dupuis @ uky. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6989 - 9179 Dupuis@uky.edu Author Leavengood, John M. 0000-0003-3223-455X United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS, PPQ, 9325 Bay Plaza Blvd, Suite 206, Tampa, FL 33619, USA John. M. Leavengood @ usda. gov; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3223 - 455 X # Co-first authors * Corresponding author: ericgchapman @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3464 - 3074 Leavengood@usda.gov Author Dupuis, Julian R. 0000-0002-6989-9179 Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S 225 Agriculture Science Center North, 1100 South Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky, 40546 Julian. Dupuis @ uky. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6989 - 9179 Dupuis@uky.edu text Zootaxa 2025 2025-05-23 5639 1 1 88 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5639.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5639.1.1 1175-5334 15563311 E6DA42BA-927B-455A-B4E3-5F487E00D737 Phyllobaenus knausii (Wickham, 1905) ; Cleridae : Clerinae : Hydnocerini Illustrations : Plate 4-B. Phyllobaenus key, couplet 1-A Distribution : IN to SD to CO to TX. - Recorded from : AR , CO , IA , IN , KS, MO , NE, OK, SD , and TX ( Wolcott 1947 ; Foster and Barr 1972; Barr 1975 ). - New State Records : ARKANSAS : St. Francis County : 22-VI-1937 ( NMNH , 3) ; Washington County : 3-VI-1969 , W. D. Wylie , ( NMNH , 1) . COLORADO : Klowa County : NeeNushe Reserv. , 10-VI-1997 , D. Leatherman ( FSCA , 1); Las Animas County : Las Animas , 6-VIII-1925 , C. J. Drake ( NMNH , 4); Sedgewick County : Julesburg , 20- IX- 1990, R . S. Beal ( FSCA , 1) . INDIANA : Yates County : 15-VI-1967 , R . Dolphin ( NMNH , 1). IOWA : Manoma County : 1-VII-1932 , 7-VII, Russell ( FMNH , 2) . MISSOURI : Boone County : Columbia , 4-VII-1939 , T . E. Birkett ( UMRM , 1); Buch County : Missouri River Bank , in sweepnet, 22-V-30-VIII-1957 , D. J. B. McReynolds ( UMRM , 5); Lewis County : Wakonda State Park , 21-V-1968 , R . E. Munson ( UMRM , 2); McBaine County : 2-VI-1954 , G. W. Thomas ( UMRM , 1); St. Charles County : Weldon Spr. , Malaise trap , 26- VIII-1968 ( UMRM , 1) . SOUTH DAKOTA : Buffalo County : Crow Creek , nr. Ft. Thompson , 20-24-VII-1974 , J. M. Cicero ( FSCA , 1); Union County : Elk Point , 24-VI-1926 , G. I. Gilbertson ( FMNH , 1) . Natural History : Very little is published about the life history of this species. Mawdsley (2002) reported it on flowers of western soapberry ( Sapindus drummondii ) in Kansas from label data. It has also been reared from galls ( Sabrosky 1934 ). Label data above indicate collections by sweeping and Malaise traps.