Megachoriolaus, Linsley, 1970

Monné, Marcela L. & Monné, Miguel A., 2008, The tribe Lepturini in South America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae), Zootaxa 1858, pp. 37-52 : 46

Key to the South American species of Megachoriolaus

1. Integument black, except red prothorax and brownish legs. Brazil (Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais) ( Fig. 10 ) ............................................................................................... M. bicolor ( Gounelle, 1911)

- Integument with different patterns and coloration.......................................................................................2

2. Head, antennae and pronotum light brown–reddish. Brazil (Amazonas) ( Fig. 9 ) ........................................ .......................................................................................................................... M. atripennis ( Bates, 1870)

- Head and antennae with different colors; pronotum with a median longitudinal black line.......................3

3. Anterior half of the elytra bright red. Colombia ( Fig. 11 ) ................................. M. venustus ( Breme, 1844)

- Anterior 2/3 of the elytra yellowish. Brazil (Rondônia), Bolivia ( Fig. 12 ) ............ M. clarkei new species

Figures

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