Strangalia zikani ( Melzer, 1922 )

Monné, Marcela L. & Monné, Miguel A., 2008, The tribe Lepturini in South America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae), Zootaxa 1858, pp. 37-52 : 50

Strangalia zikani ( Melzer, 1922)

Figs. 13, 14

Ophistomis zikani Melzer, 1922: 5 .

Strangalia zikani ; Monné, 2006: 144 (cat.).

Males and females of Strangalia zikani ( Melzer, 1922) together with S. fulvicornis , S. melanura and Euryptera unilineatocollis visit flowers of the European chestnut, Castanea sativa Mill. (Fagaceae) in the Serra da Bocaina, São Paulo, Brazil. Most of the specimens examined are orange ( Fig. 14 ), but some possess two transverse black maculae on each elytron ( Fig. 13 ).

Geographical distribution. This species occurs from Minas Gerais to Santa Catarina.

Specimens examined. Holotype. male, BRAZIL, Minas Gerais: Passa Quatro, without date (J. F. Zikán leg.) (MZSP). Other specimens. BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis (Parque Nacional Serra dos Órgãos), 1 female, X.1956 (P. A. Teles leg.). São Paulo: São José Barreiros (Serra da Bocaina, 1600 m), 40 males, 40 females, XI.1969 (Alvarenga & Seabra leg.). Paraná: Guaratuba (Pontal do Itararé, 900–1400 m), female, XII.2005 (P. Grossi leg.). Santa Catarina: Rio Vermelho, male, female, XII.1956 (A. Maller leg.). All specimens deposited in MNRJ collection.

The geographical distribution for the remaining 17 species of Strangalia from South America was recorded in Monné et al. (2004) and Monné & Monné (2005).

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 14. 9, Megachoriolaus atripennis; 10, Megachoriolaus bicolor; 11, Megachoriolaus venustus; 12, Megachoriolaus clarkei new species (holotype); 13, 14, Strangalia zikani.