Megacyllene angulata (Fabricius, 1775)

Clarke, Robin & Zamalloa, Sonia, 2018, Bolivian anthophilous Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) host flower records, Insecta Mundi 2018 (640), pp. 1-35 : 8

Megacyllene angulata (Fabricius, 1775)

Dept. Santa Cruz. 17°29′96″S/ 63°39′13″W, 430 m, 5 km SSE of Buena Vista, Hotel Flora and Fauna: on/ flying to flowers of “ Bejuco hoja lanuda”, female, 23.IV.2005 ( RCSZ) ; on/flying to flowers of “ Barbasquillo ”, male, 4.VIII.2005, female, 4.IX.2005 ( RCSZ) ; on/flying to flowers of “ Sapaimosi ”: male, 22.XII.2005 ( RCSZ) .

Remarks. Also observed on many other species of host flower.

Two specimens, collected well above known Bolivian records for this species, lack pubescence on scu- tellum and apical third of elytra; the fascia are generally abbreviated, but broader, and the pubescence is somewhat ochreous, except on the apical urotergite, which has bright yellow pubescence covering almost entire surface. Moreover, these females come from an area rich in endemic species (discussed under the entry for Eryphus picticollis ) suggesting they may represent a new species. They were col- lected at the locality below.

Dept. Santa Cruz. 18°08′S / 63°44′W, 1.914 m, Provincia Florida, Floripondio (east): on flowers of “Sotillo”: male, 27.XI.2009, female, 29.XI.2009 (RCSZ).