title: Description of Cyclocephala distincta Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) immatures and identification key for third instars of some Cyclocephala species.
abstract: The larval instars and pupa of Cyclocephala distincta Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) are described and compared to those of other known congenerics. Adult C. distincta, specialized flower visitors of Neotropical palms (Arecaceae), were collected in an area of native Atlantic Forest cover in the northeastern coast of Brazil and reared in captivity. The larvae of C. distincta diff---er from those of the other congenerics because of a distinctive pattern and arrangement of the setae on the raster.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Professor Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50.670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Email: biotbs@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thamyrys Bezerra De
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Fundamental, Av. Jornalista Anibal Fernandes s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50.740-560, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Artur Campos Dália
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Professor Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50.670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Cleide Maria Ribeiro De
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Professor Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50.670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iannuzzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology