Hyperplatys maculata Haldeman, 1847

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 : 42

Hyperplatys maculata Haldeman, 1847 ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: NS to GA to eastern TX to southern MB. The two Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state (Map 083).

Kentucky counties: Rowan (1), Wayne (1)

Years: 1952 (1), 1982 (1)

Months: August (1), September (1)

Collections (2 records, 2 specimens): UKIC (2)

Collection methods: Collected from Quercus (1)

Larval host plants: Acer negundo , Amelanchier canadensis , Cornus florida , Juglans cinerea , Liriodendron tulipifera , Populus spp. , Quercus rubra , Rhus glabra , Robinia pseudoacacia , Tilia americana and Ulmus pumila ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Comments: Beating dead branches of their hosts (primarily Amelanchier , Juglans and Tilia ) yields specimens ( Bousquet et al. 2017).