Hemiphileurus vicarius Prell, 1936

Hemiphileurus vicarius Prell 1936: 184 (Colombia)

= Phileurus depressus Burmeister 1847: 156 (South America - LECTOTYPE)

Distribution. French Guiana: Endrödi 1978: 92, 1985a: 716; Ratcliffe 2001: 442, 2003: 383; Duranton 2011: 24 (?); Ponchel 2011: 61; Dupuis 2016b: 110. “Guianas”: Burmeister 1847: 156 (as Phileurus depressus); Arrow 1937b: 88; Blackwelder 1944: 258. Brazil: Endrödi 1978: 92, 1985a: 716; Ratcliffe 2001: 442, 2003: 383. Other: Burmeister 1847: 156 (Colombia, South America - as Phileurus depressus); Prell 1936: 184 (Colombia); Arrow 1937b: 88 (Colombia); Blackwelder 1944: 258 (Colombia); Endrödi 1978: 92 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, South America - designation LECTOTYPE Phileurus depressus Burmeister, 1847), 1985a: 716 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador); Ratcliffe 2001: 442 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama), 2003: 383 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama).

Note. Geotrupes (now Hemiphileurus) depressus Fabricius, 1801 (1801a: 18) is redescribed by Burmeister (1847: 156) as Phileurus depressus, but his specimens were actually different from G. depressus Fabricius and are assigned the new name Hemiphileurus vicarius in Prell (1936: 184) .