Acanthocinus obsoletus (Olivier, 1800)

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 obsoletus (Olivier, 1800) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ to south FL to eastern TX to MN. Kentucky specimens were collected in the eastern third of the state (Western Allegheny and Interior Plateaus ; Map 002).

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

Years: 1891 (1), 2010 (2)

Months: May (1), July (1), October (1)

Collections (3 records, 3 specimens): EGCCRC (2), UKIC (1)

Collection methods: Blacklight (1); Trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Liquidambar styraciflua and Pinus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: Allison et al. (2013) reported that the lure combination of α-pinene + ethanol + ipsdienol + ipsenol is optimal, but that binary combinations of α-pinene + ethanol or ipsdienol + ipsenol also attract specimens.

Comments: Attracted to lights.