Estación Biológica Cocha Cashu

Three New Species of Cyclocephala (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Amazonian Peru and a Checklist of Cyclocephala Species in Peru

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Revista Científica:

Zootaxa

Año:

2022

Volumen:

5087

Número:

3

Páginas:

427–440

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5087.3.2

ISSN:

1175-5326 (impreso), 1175-5334 (en línea)

Keywords (Autor):

Amazonia, distribution, Cyclocephalini, new records, South America, taxonomy

Resumen

The following new species of Cyclocephala Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) are described from Peru: C. mateoi Paz & Ratcliffe, C. ukuku Paz & Ratcliffe, and C. hylaea Ratcliffe & Paz. A description, diagnosis, geographic distribution, notes on natural history, and illustrations are provided for each new species. Six Cyclocephala species are reported for the first time from Peru: C. emarginata Endrödi, 1964, C. guianae Endrödi, 1969, C. kuntzeniana Höhne, 1923, C. malyi Dupuis, 2014, C. ovulum Bates, 1888, and C. sylviae Dechambre, 1995. An updated, annotated list of the 81 Peruvian species of Cyclocephala is provided.

Copyright:

© 2022 Magnolia Press

Autor (es ):

Paz, Fernando; Ratcliffe, Brett C.; and Figueroa, Luis,

Editorial:

Magnolia Press

Ciudad:

Auckland, Nueva Zelanda

Idioma:

Inglés

Tipo de Referencia:

Articulo de revista academica

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