A new species of the genus Cyclocephala Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico

Abstract

Based on material collected of both sexes, a new species of Melolonthidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini: Cyclocephala mixteca sp. nov. is described. Types were collected using black light traps in the community of Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. This new species is similar to Cyclocephala lunulata and represents the first endemic species reported for the Oaxaca state.