Key to species of Zikanita

1. Intercoxal process of mesosternum tuberculate.............................................................. 2

- Intercoxal process of mesosternum planar.................................................................. 3

2(1). Elytra slightly elevated at base, without cristae, lacking setae, apices sinuous and not spinose; integument dark brown. Brazil (Mato Grosso and Goiás) (Fig. 1)......................................................... Z. plumbea sp. nov.

- Elytra with a prominent basal cristae, with setae, apices sinuous and spinose; integument reddish brown. Brazil (Minas Gerais to São Paulo) (Fig. 2).............................................................. Z. perpulchra Lane, 1943

3(1). Apical 1/4 of elytra with whitish pubescence and a rounded dark brown spot; basal cristae prominent, with sparse setae. Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador (Fig. 3)....................................................... Z. biocellata (Tippmann, 1960)

- Apical 1/4 of elytra with predominantly whitish pubescence; basal cristae shallow, with a tuft of setae. Brazil, Peru (Fig. 4)................................................................... Zikanita argenteofasciata (Tippmann, 1960)