Lepturges angulatus (LeConte, 1852)

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 : 43

Lepturges angulatus (LeConte, 1852) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: NB to south FL to south TX to NB, with records as far south as Oaxaca, MX. Kentucky specimens were collected in the east-central part of the state ( Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; Map 089).

Kentucky counties: Bourbon (1), Fayette (1), Jessamine (1), Madison (2), Mercer (1), Wayne (1)

Years: 1970 (1), 1974 (2), 1983 (1), 2008 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (1)

Months: June (3), July (3), September (1)

Collections (7 records, 7 specimens): ABRC (1), BG (1), EGCCRC (1), UKIC (4)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (2); blacklight trap (1); dead wood (2)

Larval host plants: Aesculus pavia , Amelanchier arborea , Carya , Celtis spp. , Diospyros virginiana , Ficus carica , Gleditschia triacanthos , Gymnocladus dioica , Juglans nigra , Leucaena pulverulenta , Liquidambar styraciflua , Parkinsonia aculeata , Pinus contorta , Pithecellobium spp. , Quercus , Ulmus and Vachellia farnesiana ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: A blend of (R)- and (S)-fuscumol acetate + geranylacetone ( Meier et al. 2016); (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate that can be enhanced with ethanol + α- and β-pinene ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

Comments: Attracted to lights.