The tribe Lepturini in South America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae)
Author
Monné, Marcela L.
Author
Monné, Miguel A.
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-08-27
1858
37
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.274444
34373a5f-2d4f-4c16-9e42-c6d586daada7
1175-5326
274444
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)
.