Strategus surinamensis Burmeister, 1847

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 204-205

Strategus surinamensis Burmeister, 1847

Strategus surinamensis Burmeister 1847: 135

Note. Two presently recognized subspecies of Strategus surinamensis have been described, one of which occurs in the research area. The other one is Strategus surinamensis hirtus Sternberg, 1910 (recorded from Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru).

Subspecies Strategus surinamensis surinamensis Burmeister, 1847

Strategus surinamensis Burmeister 1847: 135 ( Suriname - LECTOTYPE)

Distribution. Guyana: Bodkin 1919: 215 (as S. jugurtha ); Endrödi 1976: 143, 1985a: 606, 614; Ratcliffe 1976: 144; Lachaume 1992: 44; Gasca-Álvarez et al. 2008: 49; Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34. Suriname: Endrödi 1976: 143; Ratcliffe 1976: 144; Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34; Dupuis and Mantilleri 2012: 175 (designation LECTOTYPE Strategus surinamensis ); MHCN; NZCS. French Guiana: Endrödi 1976: 143; Ratcliffe 1976: 144; Gasca-Álvarez et al. 2008: 49; Brûlé et al. 2011a: 192, 2011b: 120; Duranton 2011: 22; Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34; Ponchel 2011: 61; Dupuis 2016b: 110. “Guianas”: Burmeister 1847: 135; Arrow 1937b: 77; Blackwelder 1944: 257. Brazil (NA): Arrow 1937b: 77; Blackwelder 1944: 257; Endrödi 1976: 143 (NA), 1985a: 606, 614 (NA); Ratcliffe 1976: 144; Lachaume 1992: 44 (NA); Gasca-Álvarez et al. 2008: 49 (NA); Gasca-Álvarez and Fonseca 2009: 721 (NA); Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34. Venezuela: Endrödi 1976: 143, 1985a: 606, 614; Ratcliffe 1976: 144; Lachaume 1992: 44; Gasca-Álvarez et al. 2008: 49; Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34. Other: Endrödi 1976: 143 (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago - as S. surinamensis [s. l.]), 1985a: 606, 614 (Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago); Ratcliffe 1976: 144 (Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago); Lachaume 1992: 44 (Trinidad and Tobago); Gasca-Álvarez et al. 2008: 49 (Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago); Gasca-Álvarez and Ratcliffe 2011: 34 (Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago).

Note. Bodkin (1919: 215) reports Strategus jugurtha for Guyana. According to Ratcliffe (1976: 132) this species does not occur in the research area, but is easily confused with S. surinamensis . Bodkin’s record is therefore likely the result of a misidentified specimen.