Oeme rigida (Say, 1826)

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 : 23-24

Oeme rigida (Say, 1826) ; Oemini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to FL to AZ to UT. The few Kentucky specimens were taken in the central portion of the state (Map 130).

Kentucky counties: Madison (3), Warren (3)

Years: 1962 (1), 2005 (1), 2010 (3), 2011 (1)

Months: May (4), June (1), October (1)

Collections (4 records, 6 specimens): BG (1), EGCCRC (3), WKUC (2)

Collection methods: Blacklight (3)

Larval host plants: Chamaecyparis thyoides , Juniperus virginiana , Pinus echinata and Taxodium distichum ( Monné & Nearns 2022c) .

Comments: Attracted to lights.

Parelaphidion aspersum (Haldeman, 1847) ; Elaphidiini [new state record]

Distribution: MA to FL to south TX to IA. The few Kentucky records are scattered across the state (Map 134). Kentucky counties: Fayette (1), Madison (4), Trigg (1), Warren (1), Whitley (1), nr (1)

Years: 1902 (1), 1937 (1), 1943 (1), 1968 (1), 2010 (3), 2016 (1), 2020 (1)

Months: July (7), August (1), September (1)

Collections (7 records, 9 specimens): ABRC (1), BG (1), EGCCRC (2), UKIC (3), WKUC (1), iNat (1) Collection methods: Downed tree trunk (2)

Larval host plants: Betula nigra , Carya glabra , Celtis laevigata and Quercus spp. ( Monné & Nearns 2022c)

Comments: Attracted to lights and fermenting sugar. Adults can also be found on the trunks of their host trees after dark.