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''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily
This is a large genus and new species continue to be added.
*'' Cyclocephala almitana''
*'' Cyclocephala amazona''
*'' Cyclocephala amblyopsis''
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''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1 ...
(Coleoptera
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
, Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
to Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...
.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, and are usually attracted to lights.
Selected species
This is a large genus and new species continue to be added.
*'' Cyclocephala almitana''
*'' Cyclocephala amazona''
*'' Cyclocephala amblyopsis''
*''Cyclocephala atripes
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala atripes
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala barroensis''
*''Cyclocephala brittoni
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae ( Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, a ...
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*''Cyclocephala borealis
''Cyclocephala borealis'', the northern masked chafer, is a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is native to North America, where it is considered a crop pest.
Distribution
This species is native to North America, and specimens have been col ...
'' - Northern masked chafer
*'' Cyclocephala carbonaria''
*'' Cyclocephala cartwrighti''
*''Cyclocephala castanea
''Cyclocephala castanea'' is a species of small beetle in the family Scarabaeidae which is native to the Amazon basin in South America. This beetle and certain others in the same genus have a commensal relationship with the large water lily ''Vi ...
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*''Cyclocephala castaniella
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae ( Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, a ...
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*''Cyclocephala colasi
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala complanata
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala concolor
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala confusa
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala conspicua
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala discicollis
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala discolor
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala elegans
''Cyclocephala melanocephala'' is a species of beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinocer ...
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*''Cyclocephala epistomalis
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala erotylina''
*'' Cyclocephala fasciolata''
*'' Cyclocephala fulgurata''
*''Cyclocephala gravis
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala gregaria''
*'' Cyclocephala hardyi''
*'' Cyclocephala herteli''
*''Cyclocephala hirta
''Cyclocephala hirta'' is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").
References
Further reading
* Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ' ...
'' - Western masked chafer
*'' Cyclocephala howdeni''
*'' Cyclocephala kaszabi''
*'' Cyclocephala krombeini''
*'' Cyclocephala laminata''
*'' Cyclocephala ligyrina''
*'' Cyclocephala lunulata''
*''Cyclocephala lurida
''Cyclocephala lurida'', the southern masked chafer, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae which is native to the southeastern United States. It is a brown beetle with a black head, with an adult length of . The adult beetles cause no ...
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*'' Cyclocephala macrophylla''
*''Cyclocephala maffafa
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala melanae
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala melanocephala''
*'' Cyclocephala modesta''
*'' Cyclocephala nigerrima''
*'' Cyclocephala nigritarsis''
*'' Cyclocephala nigrobasalis''
*''Cyclocephala nodanotherwon
''Cyclocephala nodanotherwon'' is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the scarab family. It has only been found in Amazonas, Brazil. Brett C. Ratcliffe described and named the species in 1992.
Taxonomic history and etymology
Brett C. Ratcliffe, a ...
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*'' Cyclocephala pan''
*'' Cyclocephala pardolocarnoi''
*''Cyclocephala porioni
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*''Cyclocephala prolongata
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala puberula''
*'' Cyclocephala pubescens''
*'' Cyclocephala putrida''
*'' Cyclocephala quadripunctata''
*'' Cyclocephala rubescens''
*'' Cyclocephala sanguinicollis''
*''Cyclocephala santaritae
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala sexpunctata''
*'' Cyclocephala signaticollis''
*'' Cyclocephala sparsa''
*'' Cyclocephala spermophila''
*'' Cyclocephala stictica''
*'' Cyclocephala testacea''
*'' Cyclocephala variabilis''
*''Cyclocephala weidneri
''Cyclocephala'' is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, an ...
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*'' Cyclocephala zodion''
Predation
Several species of ''Cyclocephala'' serve as hosts for the parasitic larvae of the South American robber fly ''Mallophora ruficauda
''Mallophora ruficauda'' is a species of parasitic robber fly in the family Asilidae, endemic to South and Central America. Like other robber flies, ''M. rauficauda'' is known for its aggressive behavior and predation upon other insects, especial ...
'', especially ''C. signaticollis.''
See also
* List of Cyclocephala speciesReferences
Further reading
* * * Scarabaeidae genera Dynastinae {{Dynastinae-stub