Cyclocephala picipes (Olivier, 1789)

Melolontha picipes Olivier 1789: 80 (French Guiana)

Distribution. Suriname: MHCN - NEW COUNTRY RECORD (Suriname, Brokopondo, Bergendal Resort, (5°09′00″N, 55°04′15″W). 1/ 10-II-2014. A. J. Hielkema. Flying at light.); NZCS. French Guiana: Endrödi 1966a: 283 (designation NEOTYPE Melolontha picipes), 1985a: 85, 121; Lachaume 1992: 15; Ratcliffe 1992: 185; Brûlé et al. 2011a: 191, 2014: 181; Duranton 2011: 14; Ponchel 2011: 60; Dupuis 2016b: 109; Moore et al. 2018b: 230; MHCN. Brazil (NA): Arrow 1937b: 14; Blackwelder 1944: 252; Ratcliffe 1992: 185 (NA); Moore et al. 2018b: 230. Venezuela (EO): Kirmse and Ratcliffe 2019: 153 (EO). Other: Olivier 1789: 80 (none).

Note. Moore et al. (2018b: 107) conclude that the neotype of Melolontha picipes designated in Endrödi (1966a: 283) is invalid because it violates several demands of Article 75 of the ICZN (1964: 81).