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The Cyrtopogon genus is a large and northerly one in the US. There are about 70 species in the genus north of Mexico. None were really expected by known ranges to occur in Arkansas. This is a Cyrtopogon lutatius which showed up in a trap on Magazine Mountain in May of 2004. No other specimens in this genus have been seen or taken outside of this in the state. They are mainly darkish, hairy robbers with stoutish abdomens. They sometimes have some reddish markings and often have abdominal spotting or banding. In the west they prefer forested coniferous habitat. We are now watching for other species at least in the mountainous areas of the state. |
