Dorcaschema alternatum (Say, 1824)

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 : 36

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Dorcaschema alternatum (Say, 1824)
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Dorcaschema alternatum (Say, 1824) View in CoL View at ENA ; Dorcaschematini

Distribution: MA to FL to TX to CO to MN, extending into Tamaulipas, MX. Kentucky collections are scattered through the western two thirds of the state (Map 041).

Kentucky counties: Fayette (16), Graves (1), Henderson (2), Jessamine (4), Warren (1), nr (1)

Years: 1892 (1), 1893 (1), 1901 (3), 1914 (4), 1915 (1), 1930 (1), 1934 (1), 1972 (1), 1973 (2), 2000 (1), 2013 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2021 (1), nr (1)

Months: June (10), July (6), August (4), September (1), nr (4)

Collections (22 records, 25 specimens): ABRC (2), AMBC (1), EGCCRC (4), UKIC (16), WKUC (1), iNat (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (5), blacklight trap (1); Morus (3)

Larval host plants: Maclura pomifera and Morus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022d)

Chemical lures: 2 R 3 S -hexanediol ( Hanks & Millar 2013)

Comments: Specimens are best collected by rearing from, sweeping, or beating its hosts.