Ancognatha Erichson, 1847

Ancognatha Erichson 1847: 97 .

Distribution: Southern United States to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Colombia: Antioquia, Atlántico, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle,

Diversity: 18 species. Colombia: 7 species; A. lutea Erichson, A. matilei Dechambre, A. scarabaeoides Erichson, A. ustulata Burmeister, A, veliae Pardo-Locarno, Gonzalez and Montoya-Lerma, A. vulgaris Arrow (Endrődi 1985; Ratcliffe 1992; Dechambre 2000a; Restrepo et al. 2003; Pardo-Locarno et al. 2006).