Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Webster, Reginald P., Alderson, Chantelle A., Webster, Vincent L., CoryC. Hughes, & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, Further contributions to the longhorn beetle (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) fauna of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada, ZooKeys 552, pp. 109-122 : 113

Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., 16 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6854°N, 66.8839°W, 11-25.VII.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC: 1, RWC) .

Collection and habitat data.

Two specimens of Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus were captured during July in a Lindgren funnel trap baited with a multi-lure combination that included its aggregation pheromone, 3-hydroxyhexan-2-one, placed in the understory of an old red pine ( Pinus resinosa Ait.) forest. According to Yanega (1996), larvae of this species develop under bark of dead and dying hickory ( Carya sp.) (which does not occur in New Brunswick) and rarely pine. Presence of the hydroxyketone lure is likely responsible for detecting Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus because it contains the aggregation pheromone identified for this species ( Lacey et al. 2007). Failure to detect Neoclytus mucronatus mucronatus in traps baited with its aggregation pheromone at 13 other sites in New Brunswick from 2012-2014 suggests its occurrence in New Brunswick is rare or localized.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, NB ( Bousquet et al. 2013).