Xylotrechus integer (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 : 30

Xylotrechus integer (Haldeman, 1847) ; Clytini [new state record]

Distribution: NS to WV to KY to southern ON. Kentucky specimens are from the eastern third of the state (both Appalachian ecoregions; Map 209) where large stands of hemlocks occur.

Kentucky counties: Breathitt (1), Laurel (2)

Years: 2011 (2), 2017 (1)

Months: July (3)

Collections (2 records, 3 specimens): JMLC (2), PDBC (1)

Collection methods: Malaise trap (2); panel trap baited with α-pinene (1)

Larval host plants: Abies balsamea , Chamaecyparis thyoides and Tsuga canadensis ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Chemical lures: A blend of ipsenol + ipsdienol + ethanol + α-pinene ( Miller et al. 2015)

Comments: Adults can be collected from the trunks of recently dead or dying hosts, especially hemlocks ( Tsuga ; Bousquet et al. 2017). Adults oviposit shortly to long after its host falls ( Craighead 1923).