Sarosesthes fulminans (Fabricius, 1775)

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 : 27-28

Sarosesthes fulminans (Fabricius, 1775) ; Chlorophorini [new state record]

Distribution: Southern PQ to NC to AR to MN. Kentucky specimens were collected in the eastern half of the state (Map 169).

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (6), Campbell (2), Fayette (1), Harlan (1), Madison (24)

Years: 1890 (1), 1972 (6), 2013 (22), 2014 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (2)

Months: May (2), June (31), July (1)

Collections (14 records, 34 specimens): ABRC (18), AMBC (1), EGCCRC (6), UKIC (7), XEUC (2)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (6); sugar trap (5); blacklight (1); from Quercus logs (1); panel trap baited with: “Mebu & 3RR” (10), 2R*3R*-hydroxyhexanol (3), Ray lab blend (2)

Larval host plants: Conium maculatum , Castanea spp. , Quercus spp. , Carya porcina and Juglans cinerea ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: 3 R *-ketone (in the absence of R*S *-diol) and R*S*-diol ( Hanks & Millar 2013) and anti -C6- diol ( Millar et al. 2017)

Comments: Attracted to fermenting sugar.

Semanotus ligneus (Fabricius, 1787) ; Callidiini “cedartree borer” [new state record] Distribution: NB to GA to TX to southern MB. Kentucky specimens were from the central third of the state ( Interior Plateau ; Map 170).

Kentucky counties: Boyle (1), Cumberland (1), Fayette (13), Nelson (1), Warren (1)

Years: 1948 (1), 1949 (1), 1964 (1), 2013 (1), 2018 (12), 2020 (1)

Months: March (1), April (14), May (1), October (1)

Collections (7 records, 17 specimens): ABRC (4), BG (2), EGCCRC (4), FlorC (1), PDBC (2), UKIC (2), WKUC (1), iNat (1)

Collection methods: From downed Juniperus (8)

Larval host plants: Chamaecyparis thyoides , Cupressus , Juniperus virginiana and Thuja occidentalis ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Comments: A spring species in Kentucky, specimens with known collecting methods were taken from Juniperus .