Cyclocephala ukuku Paz & Ratcliffe, 2022

Paz, Fernando, Ratcliffe, Brett C. & Figueroa, Luis, 2022, Three new species of Cyclocephala (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Amazonian Peru and a checklist of Cyclocephala species in Peru, Zootaxa 5087 (3), pp. 427-440 : 428-430

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.3.2

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5826862

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/45080894-FAD8-4952-B444-9F4791C49B2A

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Cyclocephala ukuku Paz & Ratcliffe
status

sp. nov.

Cyclocephala ukuku Paz & Ratcliffe , new species

( Figs. 1–6 View FIGURES 1–6 , 20–21 View FIGURE 20 View FIGURE 21 )

Type material: Holotype male labeled: “ PERU, CU, RC / Machiguenga , Campto / Mapi , 35.5 Km O de Nuevo / Mundo, 741 m. 73° / 28'30,46"/ 11°31'30,24", 13- / 18.i.2010 J. Grados ” and with our red holotype label . Allotype female labeled: “ PERU, CU. Zona de / amortiguamiento / Megantoni 12°34'18.6"S / 73°5'13.18"W 1708 m. / 27.ix.2010 M. Alvarado y / J. Peralta ” and with our red allotype label. Two paratype males with same data as allotype GoogleMaps . Holotype, allotype, and 1 paratype deposited in MUSM , and 1 paratype in BCRC .

Description. Holotype, male. ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–6 ). Length 18.5 mm; width 9.1 mm. Color dark reddish brown, shiny, except for black tarsomeres and black on posterior half of frons. Head: Frons and clypeus with punctures moderate in size and density, setigerous; setae minute, tawny. Clypeal apex broadly subtruncate, slightly reflexed. Interocular width equals 3.1 transverse eye diameters. Antenna with 10 antennomeres, club subequal in length to antennomeres 2–7. Pronotum: Surface similar to that of frons; setae short, tawny. Base lacking marginal bead. Elytra: Surface weakly punctate-striate, transversely wrinkled, punctures slightly larger and denser than those of pronotum, setigerous; setae short, tawny. Pygidium: Surface with large, dense, setigerous punctures; setae long, tawny. In lateral view, surface weakly convex. Legs: Protibia slender, tridentate, basal tooth reduced to a rounded prominence. Protarsomere 5 enlarged, slightly bent, venter concave; medial claw large, strongly bent, apex split ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–6 ). Metatarsus slightly shorter than metatibia. Venter: Prosternal process long, columnar, apex obliquely flattened into transversely oval disc with transverse, elevated “button” on anterior half. Parameres: In caudal view, form elongate, subparallel, apices rounded ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–6 ). In lateral view, basal piece subequal in length to parameres ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–6 ).

Allotype, female ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–6 ). Length 19.3 mm; width across humeri 9.0 mm. As holotype except in the following respects: Elytra: Epipleuron (ventral view) gradually tapering beginning at level of abdominal sternite 2 ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–6 ). In dorsal view, lateral margin simple, evenly rounded. Pygidium: In lateral view, surface weakly convex. Legs: Protibia distinctly tridentate. Protarsus simple, not enlarged.

Variation. Males (2 paratypes). Length 18.0– 19.5 mm; width 8.5–9.0 mm. The paratypes do not differ from the holotype except in size.

Etymology. Cyclocephala ukuku is from Peruvian mythology and refers to a being from the mountains that is half bear and half human. The creature is known for being a dancer and guardian of the snowy mountains. This name should be treated as a noun in apposition.

Distribution. 4 specimens examined ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 ). PERU (4): CUSCO (4): Reserva Comunal Machiguenga, Campamento Mapi, 35.5 km W Nuevo Mundo (1); Zona de Amortiguamiento Megantoni (3).

Temporal distribution. January (1), September (3).

Diagnosis. Cyclocephala ukuku is characterized by a distinctive, shiny, dark reddish-brown color ( Figs. 1–2 View FIGURES 1–6 ); presence of small, abundant setae on the head, pronotum, and elytra; broadly subtruncate clypeus with a weakly emarginate apex; basal bead of the pronotum lacking; tridentate protibia; male large protarsal claw split at its apex ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–6 ); and uniquely shaped parameres ( Figs. 3–4 View FIGURES 1–6 ). The female epipleuron is simple and gradually tapering ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–6 ).

Natural history. Specimens were collected at elevations of 741 m and 1708 m in pristine forest ( Fig. 21 View FIGURE 21 ), but nothing else is known of their life history.

BCRC

Bioresource Collection and Research Center

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Dynastidae

Genus

Cyclocephala

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