Heterachthes ebenus Newman, 1840

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 : 17

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5229.1.1
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scientific name	Heterachthes ebenus Newman, 1840
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Heterachthes ebenus Newman, 1840 View in CoL View at ENA ; Neoibidionini [new state record]

Distribution: Along the Atlantic coastal states from NJ to FL to TX, with somewhat disjunct records from KY and IL. The two Kentucky specimens are from the eastern half of the state ( Interior Plateau and Central Appalachians; Map 078).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (1), Fayette (1)

Years: 1947 (1), 1949 (1)

Months: May (2)

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

Collection methods: nr

Larval host plants: Acacia farnesiana , Pinus spp. and Quercus inopina ( Lingafelter 2007)

Comments: Generally considered to be uncommon, it appears to be most commonly collected in central FL. Attracted to lights.