Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., 2009, New records of dynastine scarab beetles in the tribes Oryctini, Agaocephalini and Dynastini from Cayo district, Belize (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), Insecta Mundi 2009 (99), pp. 1-9 : 7

Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758)

Specimens examined. 2 (1 male and 1 female). BMNH.

Localities. Las Cuevas (2)

Temporal data. June (2)

Distribution. Southern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Although Lachaume (1985) published a distribution map which appears to include Belize within the distribution of this species, he did not explicitly state this. NEW COUNTRY RECORD for Belize.

Remarks. These two specimens were collected dead by Daegan Inward in the proximity of the Las Cuevas Research Station (D. Inward, pers. comm.). No specimens of this species were collected during more than two weeks of light trapping at the site in June 2006, possibly indicating its scarcity in the area or that its peak adult activity period had already passed.