Mallodon dasystomus (Say, 1824)

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 : 72

Mallodon dasystomus (Say, 1824) ; Macrotomini

Distribution: VA to south FL to southern AZ to KS, with records as far south as Colombia. Most Kentucky specimens were from the southwestern quarter of the state ( Interior Plateau ; Map 094).

Kentucky counties: Barren (1), Christian (1), Powell (1), Simpson (1), Todd (1), Trigg (1), Warren (2)

Years: 1966 (1), 2014 (2), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), nr (1)

Months: June (2), July (5), September (1)

Collections (8 records, 8 specimens): AMBC (2), UKIC (1), WKUC (1), iNat (4)

Collection methods: nr

Larval host plants: Acer spp. , Alnus , Bumelia lanuginosa , Bursera simaruba , Carya , Celtis laevigata , Ficus , Inga , Liquidambar styraciflua , Morus , Platanus spp. , Salix and Ulmus crassifolia ( Monné & Nearns 2022a) and Quercus and Sideroxylon lanuginosa ( Lingafelter 2007)

Chemical lures: reported that 2-methylhexacosane (2Me-C 26) and 2-methyloctacosane (2Me-C 28) are femaleproduced sex pheromones that attract males

Comments: Attracted to lights.