Cyclocephala
Cyclocephala | |
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Western masked chafer (Cyclocephala hirta) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
Genus: | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1821 |
Species | |
Many, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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 and the West Indies.
Adults of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular, and are usually attracted to lights.[1]
Selected species[]
This is a large genus and new species continue to be added.[1]
- Cyclocephala borealis - Northern masked chafer
- Cyclocephala castanea
- Cyclocephala elegans
- Cyclocephala hirta - Western masked chafer
- Cyclocephala lunulata
- Cyclocephala lurida
- Cyclocephala melanocephala
- Cyclocephala nodanotherwon
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[]
- ^ a b c Ratcliffe, Brett. "Cyclocephala". Generic Guide to New World Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Barrantes, M. E.; Castelo, M. K. (June 2014). "Host specificity in the host-seeking larva of the dipteran parasitoid Mallophora ruficauda and the influence of age on parasitism decisions". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 104 (3): 295–306. doi:10.1017/S0007485314000029. ISSN 0007-4853.
Further reading[]
- Casey, Thos. L. (1915). "A review of the American species of Rutelinæ, Dynastinæ and Cetoniinæ". Memoirs on the Coleoptera. Vol. 6. Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Company.
- Dejean, [P.F.M.A.] (1821). Catalogue de la Collection de Coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean. Paris: Crevot. p. 57.
- Saylor, Lawrence W. (1945). "Synoptic revision of the United States scarab beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae, No.1: Tribe Cyclocephalini". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 35 (12): 380–385.
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