Typocerus lugubris (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 : 69

Typocerus lugubris (Say, 1824) ; Lepturini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to northern FL to eastern TX to MN. Kentucky specimens are mostly from the eastern half of the state (Map 199). Kentucky counties: Barren (1), Fayette (3), Greenup (1), Jessamine (1), Madison (11), Rowan (7) Years: 1982 (2), 1984 (5), 2008 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (9), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (1) Months: May (1), June (19), July (4) Collections (20 records, 24 specimens): ABRC (8), AMBC (1), EGCCRC (7), PDBC (1), UKIC (7) Collection methods: Malaise trap (13); Flowers: Viburnum (5), Aruncus (1), Cimicifuga racemosa (1) Larval host plants: Although Quercus alba and Pinus are in the literature as hosts, these records are doubtful ( Bousquet et al. 2017) Adult flower hosts: Hydrangea arborescens , Rhus glabra , Tragopogon ( Lingafelter 2007) , Ceanothus , Cornus , Heracleum and Vitis ( Bousquet et al. 2017) Comments : Adults are diurnal and found on flowers.