Madoniella dislocata (Say, 1825)

Chapman, Eric G., Leavengood, John M. & Dupuis, Julian R., 2025, The Cleridae and Thanerocleridae of eastern North America, with illustrated keys, updated distributions, and special emphasis on the Kentucky fauna, Zootaxa 5639 (1), pp. 1-88 : 44-45

Madoniella dislocata (Say, 1825) ; Cleridae : Korynetinae (no tribal assignment)

Illustrations: Plate 2-M. Key to clerid genera, couplet 1-A, couplet 2-E, couplet 3-A, couplet 4-A

Distribution: FL to NS to MB to CO to TX.

- Recorded from: AL, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario ( Wickham & Wolcott 1912; Wolcott 1947; Barr 1975; Majka 2006; Gandhi et al. 2009; Opitz 2011; Bousquet et al. 2013; BugGuide).

- New State Record: DELAWARE: Kent County: 0.5 mi N of Dinahs Corner, 39°11’29”N, 75°38’50”W, at incandescent light, 18-VI-2006, R . F. C. Naczi ( RNC, 1). SOUTH DAKOTA : Lawrence Co.: Elmore , Jackass Gulch , Spearfish Canyon , Black Hills , 11-VIII-1981 ( CMNH, 1). VERMONT: Grand Isle County : 1.6 km W of Pearl, 44.689472N, 73.34733W, 38 m., Wood processing, Panel intercept trap with Trichoferus campestris lure + EtOH, 24-V-7-VI-2024, PH Team ( JMLC, 1); Rutland County : 3.4 km SSW of Pittsfield, 43.741978N, 72.821597W, 290 m., Wood processing, Lindgren funnel trap with a-pinene + EtOH + monochamol, 21-V-5- VI-2024, PH Team ( JMLC, 1); Windham County : 0.9 km ESE of Brockways Mills, 43.202725N, 72.506396W, 154 m., wood processing, Lindgren funnel trap with 3- Ips , 28-V-13-VI-2024, PH Team ( JMLC, 1) .

Kentucky counties (Map 15): Bullitt (1), Fayette (13), Franklin (4), Jessamine (3), Madison (11), Owen (5), nr (1). Kentucky specimens were collected in the Interior Plateau ecoregion.

Years: 1966 (1), 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1974 (1), 1997 (1), 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2009 (5), 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2012 (11), 2013 (5), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2021 (2)

Months: April (2), May (18), June (13), July (2), September (3)

Collections (38): BugGuide (1), CEWC (4), JMLC (27), UKIC (6)

Collection methods: Lindgren funnel trap (2), Malaise trap (28), beating (2), sweeping (1)

Natural History: A generalist predator found in many wood-boring insect burrows. Knull (1951) reported it from oak ( Quercus ) infested with Elaphidion villosum (now Anelaphus villosus (F)), sumac ( Rhus ) infested with the scolytine Pityophthorus , hickory ( Carya ) infested with the scolytine Chramesus hicoriae LeConte , redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) infested with the weevil Micrasis , hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis ) infested with the hackberry engraver ( Scolytus muticus Say ), apple ( Malus ) infested with the shothole borer Scolytus rugulosus (Muller) , black spruce ( Picea mariana ) infested with the scolytines Polygraphus rufipennis (Kirby) and Pityophthorus consimilis LeConte. Knull (1951) also reported associations with the scolytine Phthorophloeus dentifrons (Blackman) , the zopherid Bitoma carinata (LeConte) , and the buprestid Agrilus lecontei Saunders without noting the host plants and larch ( Larix ) and butternut ( Juglans cinerea ) without noting the infestations. Mawdsley (1999) noted that he found it most frequently in oaks, especially northern red oak ( Quercus rubra ). The vast majority of specimens collected in Wisconsin were from red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) plantations via Lindgren funnel traps baited with ipsdienol ( Dorshorst & Young, 2008), who also reported taking specimens from stands dominated by either jack pine ( Pinus banksiana ), white pine ( Pinus strobus ), or spruce ( Picea ), and from forests with a mix of hardwoods and conifers. Lambdin et al. (2015) observed larvae feeding on the walnut twig beetle ( Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman ) within its galleries.

Chemical lures: Conophthorin + ethanol (VanDerLaan & Ginzel 2013); ethanol ( Leavengood 2008b; from label data). Dorshorst & Young (2008) reported collections via flight intercept, Lindgren funnel and Malaise traps in Wisconsin, almost exclusively baited with ipsdienol.