New Species Ofcyclocephala from Honduras and El Salvador
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چکیده
Two new species of Cyclocephala from Central America are described and diagnosed: C. abrelata Ratcliffe and Cave from northern Honduras and C. melolonthida Ratcliffe and Cave from southern El Salvador.
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