Cyclocephala rogerpauli Moore, Branham, & Cave, 2018

Neita-Moreno, Jhon C., 2021, A review of the black species of Cyclocephala Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Dynastinae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 5026 (1), pp. 1-58 : 10

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scientific name	Cyclocephala rogerpauli Moore, Branham, & Cave, 2018
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( Figs. 1E–F View FIGURE 1 ; 19C View FIGURE 19 ; 20C View FIGURE 20 ; 21C View FIGURE 21 ; 23E–F View FIGURE 23 ; 29E View FIGURE 29 ; 35 View FIGURE 35 )

Diagnosis. Cyclocephala rogerpauli is similar to C. marqueti because the inner edge of the metatibia has a longitudinal keel ( Fig. 19C View FIGURE 19 ) and the surface of pygidium has denser punctures ( Fig. 24C View FIGURE 24 ). Cyclocephala rogerpauli can be distinguished by the dense punctures on the surface of the metasternite. The female epipleuron is weakly enlarged at the level of the first abdominal sternite ( Fig. 20C View FIGURE 20 ).

Redescription. Male ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Length 25.0–26.0 mm; width 12.5–13.0 mm. Color black. Head: Frons moderately to moderately densely punctate (rarely sparsely), punctures mostly moderately large (rarely small). Clypeus with surface similar to frons, apical half often with only a few, small punctures; apex convexly rounded, margined, usually with weak angle at center, weakly reflexed. Mandibles apically rounded, internal face with a groove; labium densely setose, paraglossa undeveloped, apex widely notched; maxilla with galea developed, with 7 teeth, lacinia sclerotized and developed toward base of teeth. Interocular width equals 4.0 transverse eye diameters.Antenna with 10 antennomeres, club with a few long setae and slightly longer than antennomeres 2–7. Pronotum: Surface with punctures moderately dense, moderately large to large (especially on sides), ocellate, deep. Base lacking marginal bead. Elytra: Surface with punctate rows, punctures of striae and intervals smilar to those of pronotum; entire surface often coarsely and transversely wrinkled obscuring rows of punctures. Pygidium: Surface moderately densely to more usually sparsely punctate; punctures moderate in size to more usually moderately large, ocellate, setigerous; setae short, spine like, tawny ( Fig. 24C View FIGURE 24 ). In lateral view, surface in male evenly convex, weakly convex to nearly flat in female. Legs: Protibia tridentate, basal tooth slightly removed from others. Protarsus enlarged ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ), tarsomeres 2–4 successively gradually larger, fifth large, curved, with small angulation at base on ventral side; median claw at base with small tooth, claw large, curved, apex cleft. Metatarsus subequal in length to metatibia. The inner edge of the metatibia has a longitudinal keel ( Fig. 19C View FIGURE 19 ). Venter: Prosternal process moderate in length, columnar, apex obliquely flattened into a transverse oval with anterior 2/3 to 4/5 raised into convex “button”. Genitalia: Parameres as in Fig. 26E–F View FIGURE 26 .

Female ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ). Length 24.0– 25.9 mm; width 12.0– 12.1 mm. Similar to male, punctures on pronotum similar. Epipleuron (ventral view, Fig. 20C View FIGURE 20 ) slightly enlarged at level of first abdominal sternite. In dorsal view, lateral margin slightly enlarged just before middle ( Fig. 20C View FIGURE 20 ); in lateral view, ventral margin of epipleuron without tooth or angulation ( Fig. 20C View FIGURE 20 ). Abdominal ventrite VIII entire, not emarginate at center. Pygidium slightly concave, punctures sparse. Protarsus simple ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ). Gonocoxite larger than gonocoxal sternite, gonocoxite at center with a membranous area (Fig. 32E).

Distribution. Cyclocephala rogerpauli is known only from Colombia ( Dechambre 1999).

Life history. Adults are attracted to lights at night. The adults are also attracted to the flowers of Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) Wess. Boer ( Arecaceae ) ( Dechambre 1997).

Locality records ( Fig. 35 View FIGURE 35 ). 7 specimens examined from IAvH and MNHN .

“ San Onofre (Sucre) / Colombia / 17-24 juillet 1995 / Attalea butyracea / Palm 3/1 / Holotype / Cyclocephala nigra n. sp. HOLOTYPE / R. P. DECHAMBRE det. 1998” MNHN EC10190 . “ San Onofre (Sucre) / Colombia / 17- 24 juillet 1995 / Attalea butyracea / Palm 3/1 / Holotype / Cyclocephala nigra n. sp. PARATIPES / R. P. DECHAM- BRE det. 1998” MNHN (1 male and 4 females). “ Colombia, Magdalena, Santa / Marta , Reserva Biológica Caoba / Corrg. Bonda, Vda. Theran, / Bosque Intervenido , Tropical Alternohidrígrico , 11º11´33.4´´N; 74º/0´24.4´´W. WGS 84, 347 m. Trampa / de Luz Negra, Manual, 4.vi.2019, / Jhon César Neita Moreno” [♀ -IAvH-E-216386] .