Abstract
Lane (1943) proposed the genus Zikanita for Zikanitaperpulchra Lane, 1943 from Rio de Janeiro, considering it close to Cosmotomidius Melzer, 1931. Marinoni & Martins (1978) considered Acanthoderes (Trichacanthoderes) Tippmann, 1960 a synonym of Zikanita, and transferred the two species, Z. biocellata (Tippmann, 1960) and Z. argenteofasciata (Tippman, 1960), both described from Peru. In this contribution, we add characters to Zikanita, describe a new species from Brazil (Mato Grosso and Goias), and provide a key to species.
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