Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne, 1923

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 : 182

Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne, 1923

Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne 1923b: 372 ( Peru)

Distribution. Suriname: MHCN - NEW COUNTRY RECORD (Suriname, Sipaliwini, Arapahu Resort, (3°27′N, 57°37.5′W). 24/ 26-II-2011. A. J. Hielkema. On HPL in open area in forest.). French Guiana: Brûlé et al. 2011a: 191, 2014: 181; Duranton 2011: 15; Ponchel 2011: 60; Brûlé and Dalens 2012a annex 4: 18; Dupuis 2016b: 109; Moore et al. 2018b: 249; MHCN. Brazil: Dechambre 1979c: 166; Moore et al. 2018b: 249. Venezuela: Ratcliffe 2003: 226. Other: Höhne 1923b: 372 (Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Arrow 1937b: 16 (Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Blackwelder 1944: 252 (Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Endrödi 1966a: 309 (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago), 1985a: 89, 122 (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Dechambre 1979c: 166 (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Ratcliffe 2003: 226 (Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Moore et al. 2018b: 249 (Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago).

Note. Endrödi (1966a: 309, 1985a: 89, 122) and Dechambre (1979c: 166) record Cyclocephala simulatrix for Costa Rica. According to Ratcliffe (2003: 226), the records of C. simulatrix from Costa Rica are incorrect, as this species does not occur in Costa Rica or Panama. The species is restricted to mainland South America and Trinidad and Tobago.