Heterogomphus ulysses, Burmeister, 1847

Alvarez, Héctor Jaime Gasca, da, Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos, Fonseca & Ratcliffe, Brett C., 2008, Synopsis of the Oryctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from the Brazilian Amazon, Insecta Mundi 2008 (61), pp. 1-62 : 25-27

DISTRIBUTION. Heterogomphus ulysses is known from Colombia, Perú, and Brazil ( Endrödi 1976).

LOCALITY RECORDS. ( Fig. 45 ) 60 specimens examined (32 males, 28 females). Specimens were seen from the following collections : INPA, MPEG, MZSP, UNSM.

AMAZONAS (4): Apuí (Posto Pioneiro), Benjamin Constant (Rio Javari), Humaitá . MATO GROSSO (5): Chapada dos Guimarães (Fazenda Buriti), Barra dos Bugres (Reserva Ecológica Serra das Araras), Xavantina . PARÁ (2): Cachimbo . RONDÔNIA (49): Vilhena, Calama .

TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION. February (51), March (2), May (1), September (2), October (2), November (2).

BIOLOGY. Nothing is known of the life history of this species. In Brazilian Amazonia, H. ulysses has been collected from semi-humid ombrophilous forests and floodplain areas at elevations of 60-600 meters.

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Figure 45. Distribution of Heterogomphus ulysses in Brazilian Amazonia.