Cyclocephala putrida Burmeister, 1847

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 178-179

Cyclocephala putrida Burmeister, 1847

Cyclocephala putrida Burmeister 1847: 51 ( Chile - LECTOTYPE)

Distribution. Guyana: Endrödi 1966a: 291, 1985a: 108, 143; Lachaume 1992: 16; Moore et al. 2018b: 235. Suriname: Lachaume 1992: 16. French Guiana: Endrödi 1966a: 291, 1985a: 108, 143; Lachaume 1992: 16; Duranton 2011: 14 (?); Moore et al. 2018b: 235. Brazil: Endrödi 1966a: 291, 1985a: 108, 143; Lachaume 1992: 16; Moore et al. 2018b: 235. Venezuela: Endrödi 1966a: 291, 1985a: 108, 143; Lachaume 1992: 16; Moore et al. 2018b: 235. Other: Burmeister 1847: 51 (Chile); Arrow 1937b: 15 (Chile); Blackwelder 1944: 252 (Argentina, Chile); Endrödi 1966a: 291 (Argentina - designation NEO- TYPE Cyclocephala putrida , Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay), 1985a: 108, 143 (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay); Dechambre 1991: 124 (Chile - designation LECTOTYPE Cyclocephala putrida ); Lachaume 1992: 16 (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay); Ponchel 2011 (not mentioned); Dupuis 2016b (not mentioned); Moore et al. 2018b: 235 (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay).

Note 1. The neotype of Cyclocephala putrida designated in Endrödi (1966a: 291) was rendered invalid when type material from Burmeister was recovered and a lectotype was designated in Dechambre (1991: 124).

Note 2. Endrödi (1966a: 291, 1985a: 108), Dechambre (1991: 124), Lachaume (1992: 16) and Moore et al. (2018b: 235) mention Cyclocephala putrida for the Guianas. However, Duranton (2011: 13) apparently saw no definite specimens from French Guiana, and the species is not mentioned in the checklists for French Guiana by Ponchel (2011) and Dupuis (2016b). We are unaware of recent records from northern South America and consider the occurrence of this species in the research area and Venezuela in need of confirmation.