Cyclocephala pugnax Arrow, 1914

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

Cyclocephala pugnax Arrow, 1914

Cyclocephala pugnax Arrow 1914: 274 (“Guianas”)

Distribution. Guyana: Endrödi 1966a: 289, 1985a: 72, 135; Lachaume 1992: 13; Moore et al. 2018b: 234. Suriname: Endrödi 1985a: 72, 135; Lachaume 1992: 13; Moore et al. 2018b: 234. French Guiana: Endrödi 1966a: 289 (Suriname Cayenne [> Fr. Guiana!]), 1985a: 72, 135; Lachaume 1992: 13; Duranton 2011: 14; Ponchel 2011: 60; Dupuis 2016b: 109; Moore et al. 2018b: 234. “Guianas”: Arrow 1914: 274, 1937b: 15; Blackwelder 1944: 252. Brazil (NA): Arrow 1914: 274; Endrödi 1966a: 289 (NA), 1985a: 72, 135; Lachaume 1992: 13; Moore et al. 2018b: 234. Other: Endrödi 1966a: 289 (Bolivia, Peru), 1985a: 72, 135 (Bolivia, Peru); Lachaume 1992: 13 (Bolivia, Peru); Moore et al. 2018b: 234 (Bolivia, Colombia, Peru).

Note. Endrödi (1966a: 289) records Cyclocephala pugnax for Suriname with the location “Cayenne.” This record for Suriname is copied into Endrödi (1985a: 72, 135), Lachaume (1992: 13) and Moore et al. (2018b: 234). As Cayenne is situated in French Guiana rather than Suriname, this is not a valid record for the latter country. We are unaware of any other records from Suriname. Although this species has been found in Guyana and French Guiana and is thus likely also present in Suriname, this has yet to be confirmed.