Cartwrightia islasi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Sinaloa, Veracruz).
Description Adults reach a length of about . They have an elongate, subparallel, generally dark reddish brown body, with areas of greyish golden-brown argillaceous coating on the head, pronotum, tips of the elytra and underside.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Dr. Federico Islas, who described the genus and its first species.
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