Rice-beetles
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Cyclocephalini
Masked Chafers and Rice Beetles
Cyclocephalini is a tribe of scarab beetles within the subfamily Dynastinae, comprising 14 genera and over 500 species. The tribe includes the most speciose genus of dynastines, Cyclocephala, with more than 350 species. Members are primarily Neotropical in distribution and are commonly known as masked chafers and rice beetles. These beetles are strongly associated with flowers, serving as pollinators and florivores, with many species exhibiting specialized relationships with palm inflorescences and other flowering plants.
Dyscinetus
Rice Beetles
Dyscinetus is a genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Cyclocephalini, commonly known as rice beetles. The genus contains at least 24 described species distributed across the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Larval stages have been described for some species, including D. dubius, but detailed biological information remains limited for most taxa.