§ Phileurus affinis Burmeister, 1847

Phileurus affinis Burmeister 1847: 158 (Brazil - LECTOTYPE)

Distribution. French Guiana: Endrödi 1978: 107, 1985a: 723; Duranton 2011: 25 (?). “Guianas”: Burmeister 1847: 158; Arrow 1937b: 89; Blackwelder 1944: 258. Brazil: Burmeister 1847: 158; Arrow 1937b: 89; Blackwelder 1944: 258; Endrödi 1978: 107 (designation LECTOTYPE Phileurus affinis), 1985a: 723. Other: Burmeister 1847: 158 (Colombia); Arrow 1937b: 89 (Colombia); Blackwelder 1944: 258 (Argentina, Colombia); Ponchel 2011 (not mentioned); Dupuis 2016b (not mentioned).

Note. We are unaware of any recent records of Phileurus affinis for the Guianas, and all other records are from locations far from the research area. We suspect that the few specimens from French Guiana are actually mislabeled and regard the species as not occurring in the research area.