Cyclocephala castanea (Olivier, 1789)

Melolontha castanea Olivier 1789: 79 (Suriname, South America)

Distribution. Guyana: Erichson 1848: 562; Bodkin 1919: 215; Endrödi 1966a: 166, 1985a: 45, 126; Lachaume 1992: 12; Joly 2000: 529; Moore et al. 2018b: 158. Suriname: Olivier 1789: 79 (as Melolontha castanea); Endrödi 1966a: 166 (designation NEOTYPE Melolontha castanea), 1985a: 45, 126; Lachaume 1992: 12; Joly 2000: 529; Moore et al. 2018b: 158; MHCN; NZCS; RMNH. French Guiana: Endrödi 1966a: 166, 1985a: 45, 126; Lachaume 1992: 12; Joly 2000: 529; Duranton 2011: 11; Ponchel 2011: 60; Dupuis 2016b: 109; Moore et al. 2018b: 158. “Guianas”: Arrow 1937b: 9; Blackwelder 1944: 251. Brazil (NA): Endrödi 1966a: 166 (NA), 1985a: 45, 126; Prance and Arias 1975: 126; Lachaume 1992: 12; Joly 2000: 529 (NA); Moore et al. 2018b: 158 (NA). Venezuela (EO): Joly 2000: 529 (EO); Moore et al. 2018b: 158 (EO). Other: Olivier 1789: 79 (South America - as Melolontha castanea) Joly 2000: 529 (Colombia); Moore et al. 2018b: 158 (Colombia).

Note. Moore et al. (2018b: 107) conclude that the neotype of Melolontha castanea designated in Endrödi (1966a: 199) is invalid because it violates several demands of Article 75 of the ICZN (1964: 81).