Biology:Cyclocephala

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Cyclocephala
Cyclocephala hirta.jpg
Western masked chafer (Cyclocephala hirta)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynastinae
Genus: Cyclocephala
Dejean, 1821
Species

Many, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Mononidia Casey 1915
  • Casey 1915 Casey 1915
  • Casey 1915 Martínez 1965
  • Isocoryna Ochrosidia
  • Casey 1915 Paraclimidia
  • Stigmalia Casey 1915
  • Casey 1915 Bolivar y Pieltaín, Jiménez-Asúa, and Martínez 1963
  • Aclinidia Dichromina
  • Casey 1915 Diapatalia
  • Casey 1915 Casey 1915
  • Casey 1915 Graphalia
  • Aspidotites Homochromina
  • Höhne 1922 Aspidolella
  • Spilosota Casey 1915
  • Prell 1936 Halotosia
  • Albridarollia Plagiosalia
Masked chafers, Cyclocephala

Cyclocephala is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina , India and the West Indies.

Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, and are usually attracted to lights.[1]

Selected species

Cyclocephala captured at night

This is a large genus and new species continue to be added.[1]


  • Cyclocephala almitana
  • Cyclocephala amazona
  • Cyclocephala amblyopsis
  • Cyclocephala atripes
  • Cyclocephala atripes
  • Cyclocephala barroensis
  • Cyclocephala brittoni
  • Cyclocephala borealis - Northern masked chafer
  • Cyclocephala carbonaria
  • Cyclocephala cartwrighti
  • Cyclocephala castanea
  • Cyclocephala castaniella
  • Cyclocephala colasi
  • Cyclocephala complanata
  • Cyclocephala concolor
  • Cyclocephala confusa
  • Cyclocephala conspicua
  • Cyclocephala discicollis
  • Cyclocephala discolor
  • Cyclocephala elegans
  • Cyclocephala epistomalis
  • Cyclocephala erotylina
  • Cyclocephala fasciolata
  • Cyclocephala fulgurata
  • Cyclocephala gravis
  • Cyclocephala gregaria
  • Cyclocephala hardyi
  • Cyclocephala herteli
  • Cyclocephala hirta - Western masked chafer
  • Cyclocephala howdeni
  • Cyclocephala kaszabi
  • Cyclocephala krombeini
  • Cyclocephala laminata
  • Cyclocephala ligyrina
  • Cyclocephala lunulata
  • Cyclocephala lurida
  • Cyclocephala macrophylla
  • Cyclocephala maffafa
  • Cyclocephala melanae
  • Cyclocephala melanocephala
  • Cyclocephala modesta
  • Cyclocephala nigerrima
  • Cyclocephala nigritarsis
  • Cyclocephala nigrobasalis
  • Cyclocephala nodanotherwon
  • Cyclocephala pan
  • Cyclocephala pardolocarnoi
  • Cyclocephala porioni
  • Cyclocephala prolongata
  • Cyclocephala puberula
  • Cyclocephala pubescens
  • Cyclocephala putrida
  • Cyclocephala quadripunctata
  • Cyclocephala rubescens
  • Cyclocephala sanguinicollis
  • Cyclocephala santaritae
  • Cyclocephala sexpunctata
  • Cyclocephala signaticollis
  • Cyclocephala sparsa
  • Cyclocephala spermophila
  • Cyclocephala stictica
  • Cyclocephala testacea
  • Cyclocephala variabilis
  • Cyclocephala weidneri
  • Cyclocephala zodion


Predation

Several species of Cyclocephala serve as hosts for the parasitic larvae of the South American robber fly Mallophora ruficauda, especially C. signaticollis.[2]

See also

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q3381239 entry