Lepturges confluens (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 : 43

Lepturges confluens (Haldeman, 1847) ; Acanthocinini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ to FL to south TX to MN. Kentucky specimens of this commonly collected species are mostly from the eastern half of the state (Map 090).

Kentucky counties: Barren (1), Bourbon (1), Breathitt (10), Campbell (11), Fayette (12), Jefferson (4), Jessamine (5), Madison (31), Powell (2), Wolfe (1)

Years: 1936 (2), 1938 (2), 1950 (1), 1958 (1), 1964 (2), 1974 (6), 1993 (1), 1994 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (6), 2011 (7), 2012 (8), 2013 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (11), 2018 (4), 2019 (4), 2020 (1), 2021 (4)

Months: April (1), May (12), June (46), July (15), August (4)

Collections (41 records, 78 specimens): ABRC (24), AMBC (1), CMNH (2), EGCCRC (23), PDBC (3), UKIC (14), XEUC (11)

Collection methods: Light (42); Malaise trap (7); dead wood (4); panel trap baited with Ray lab blend (11)

Larval host plants: Carya spp ., Cornus florida , Diospyros virginiana . Fagus ferruginea , Juglans nigra , Liquidambar styraciflua and Quercus coccinea ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: (E / Z)-fuscumol + acetate is an attractant that can be enhanced with ethanol + α- and β-pinene ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

Comments: Attracted to lights. Found during the day on branches and trunks of dying or recently dead hosts ( Bousquet et al. 2017).