Phileurus valgus (Olivier, 1789)

Taboada-Verona, Carlos, Sermeño-Correa, Carlos, Sierra-Serrano, Oscar & Noriega, Jorge Ari, 2019, Checklist of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Caribbean Colombia, Check List 15 (4), pp. 579-594 : 584

Phileurus valgus (Olivier, 1789)

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Geographic distribution. Southern USA to Argentina and West Indies ( Endrodi 1985, Ratcliffe 2011). In Colombia: Antioquia, Casanare, Córdoba, and Valle del Cauca ( Restrepo-Giraldo et al. 2003, Pardo-Locarno et al. 2012, Pardo-Locarno 2013).

Material examined, new record. Colombia, Sucre, Sincelejo, University of Sucre campus (09°18′52″N, 075°23′18″W), 2016/05/08, MZUSU E02549 (1♀). Co- lombia, Sucre, Sincelejo, University of Sucre campus (09°18′52″N, 075°23′18″W), 2016/12/06, MZUSU E02550 (1♀).

Identification. This species can be distinguished from other Phileurus species by its black tegument with abundant punctures, the quadridentate protibia; and the metatibia with 2 large teeth at apex.