Strangalepta abbreviata (Germar, 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 : 66

Strangalepta abbreviata (Germar, 1824) ; Lepturini [new state record]

Distribution: NS to GA to LA to MB. Kentucky specimens were largely collected in the eastern third of the state (Map 181).

Kentucky counties: Harlan (6), Laurel (4), Letcher (1), Lewis (2), Madison (10), Metcalfe (1), Morgan (4), Powell (2), Rowan (20), Wolfe (1)

Years: 1965 (1), 1977 (1), 1982 (8), 1983 (1), 1984 (7), 1985 (10), 2001 (3), 2002 (2), 2010 (4), 2011 (3), 2013 (7), 2017 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (1)

Months: April (1), May (11), June (31), July (8)

Collections (37 records, 51 specimens): ABRC (6), BG (1), CMNH (2), EGCCRC (3), JMLC (5), UKIC (29), UMRM (1), WKUC (1), iNat (3)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (7); Flowers: Viburnum (11), Aruncus (4), Cimicifuga racemosa (2), Ulmus (2), Ceanothus americanus (1), Rhus glabra (1), Smilacina racemosa (1), Smilax (1), Prunus (1), Asclepias (1), cultivated daisy (1)

Larval host plants: Acer , Abies , Betula , Castanea , Juniperus , Larix , Picea , Pinus , Populus and Tsuga ( Lingafelter 2007)

Adult flower hosts: Cornus, Melilotus , Rubus , Sambucus , Smilacina , Spiraea and Viburnum ( Bousquet et al. 2017) ; Daucus carota , Heracleum , Hydrangea arborescens , Tragopogon and Vitis ( Lingafelter 2007) ; Aruncus , Aralia , Ceanothus , Chrysanthemum , Ilex , Ranunculus , Rosa , Sambucus and Sorbaria ( Chemsak 2005)

Comments: An abundant species in Kentucky most often collected from flowers.