Leptura abdominalis (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 : 62

Leptura abdominalis (Haldeman, 1847) ; Lepturini

Distribution: NC to FL to eastern TX to western KY (no map—see comments below).

Kentucky counties: nr

Years: nr

Months: nr

Collections: nr (literature only)

Collection methods: nr

Larval host plants: Chamaecyparis thyoides , Juniperus and Taxodium distichum ( Monné & Nearns 2022b)

Comments: The literature record ( Chemsak 2005) showed a map with a dot in extreme western Kentucky. An uncommonly collected species usually associated with bald cypress swamps which occur in the far western part of the state, especially along the Ohio River.