Dyscinetus mendax Joly and Escalona 2010: 227 An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas Hielkema, Auke J. Hielkema, Meindert A. Insecta Mundi 2019 2019-10-25 732 732 1 306 Joly and Escalona, 2010 Joly and Escalona 2010 [192,788,625,649] Insecta Dynastidae Dyscinetus Animalia Coleoptera 189 188 Arthropoda species mendax      Dyscinetus mendax Joly and Escalona 2010: 227( Venezuela)   Distribution. Suriname: Joly and Escalona 2010: 227; Moore et al. 2018b: 269; MHCN; NZCS; RMNH.  French Guiana: Joly and Escalona 2010: 227; Dupuis 2016b: 102, 109; Moore et al. 2018b: 269; MHCN; NZCS.  Brazil(NA): Joly and Escalona 2010: 227(NA); Moore et al. 2018b: 269.  Venezuela(EO): Joly and Escalona 2010: 227(EO); Moore et al. 2018b: 269(EO). Other: Joly and Escalona 2010: 227(Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago); Moore et al. 2018b: 269(Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Martinique, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago).  Note.For additional records of  Dyscinetus mendax, see  D. olivaceus. Explanations are given in the notes at  D. olivaceus.