Biology:Cyclocephala pasadenae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cyclocephala pasadenae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Cyclocephala
Species:
C. pasadenae
Binomial name
Cyclocephala pasadenae
(Casey, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ochrosidia validiceps Ochrosidia melina
  • Cyclocephala mexica Martínez, 1969
  • Casey, 1915 Casey, 1915
  • Ochrosidia ovulata Ochrosidia facilis
  • Casey, 1915 Casey, 1915
  • Ochrosidia arizonica Casey, 1915
  • Casey, 1915 Ochrosidia pusilla

Cyclocephala pasadenae, also known as the Pasadena masked chafer, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] Native to southwestern North America, they and their cousins Cyclocephala hirta are locally abundant in the Los Angeles basin.[4] These are tan or auburn colored beetles, about 13 mm long, with some patterning on their wing covers.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cyclocephala pasadenae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=928992. Retrieved 2019-09-22. 
  2. "Cyclocephala pasadenae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4995145. Retrieved 2019-09-22. 
  3. 4.0 4.1 Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015) (in en-us). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. OCLC 910654655. 

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14868424 entry