Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911

Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow 1911b: 171 (none)

= Melolontha melanocephala Olivier 1789: 42 (Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil)

= Melolontha nigrocephala Schönherr 1817: 190 (French Guiana, Brazil)

Distribution. Suriname: Olivier 1789: 42 (as Melolontha melanocephala); Moore et al. 2018b: 224. French Guiana: Olivier 1789: 42 (as Melolontha melanocephala); Schönherr 1817: 190 (as Melolontha nigrocephala). “Guianas”: Arrow 1937b: 14; Blackwelder 1944: 252. Brazil: Olivier 1789: 42 (as Melolontha melanocephala); Schönherr 1817: 190 (as Melolontha nigrocephala); Endrödi 1966a: 276, 1985a: 110, 146; Moore et al. 2018b: 224. Venezuela (EO): Endrödi 1966a: 276, 1985a: 110, 146; Moore et al. 2018b: 224 (EO). Other: Arrow 1911b: 171 (none), 1937b: 14 (Colombia); Blackwelder 1944: 252 (Colombia); Endrödi 1966a: 276 (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago), 1985a: 110, 146 (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago); Ponchel 2011 (not mentioned);

Dupuis 2016b (not mentioned); Moore et al. 2018b: 224 (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay).

Note. We are unaware of any recent records of Cyclocephala olivieri from the Guianas and consider its occurrence there in need of confirmation.