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Dynodorcus antaeus antaeus
Dynodorcus antaeus (HOPE, 1842).
Dorcus antaeus HOPE, 1842:83 [Eurytrachelus, Serrognathus] [anteus].
Hope, 1843:364; Hope, 1845:74.
Lucanus scaritoides HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845:20, 24 [scaritides] [Khasi Hills].
Vollenhoven, 1861:109; Parry, 1864:90; Parry, 1870:111.
Rhaetus parryi BOILEAU, 1902:49, pl. 2 [Loc. ?].
Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908:55
Dorcus mercurius (HOPE) BOILEAU, 1913:252.
Dorcus yaksha GRAVELY, 1915:422-423, pl. 29 [Darjjeling District : Kurseong; Dafla Hills : Dikrang Valley].
Didier, 1928:47; Didier, 1931:183; Arrow, 1938:53; Arrow, 1950:86, pl.7; Didier & Séguy, 1953:143-144; Benesh, 1960:89; Endrodi, 1968:51.
Dorcus dispar DE LISLE, 1970:109 [Sumatra : Redelong--Atjeh] (Note : the figure of genitalia do not match with antaeus).
Kurosawa, 1970:160, pl.2; Endrodi, 1971:12; De Lisle, 1975:208; Weng-Yew Tung, 1983:46, pl.3; Misonne, 1986:31-32; Kawano, 1988:8; Maes, 1990:22; Bomans, 1991:145; Haitlinger, 1991:534; Maes, 1992:92; Kawano, 1992:12; Kawano, 1993:11; Bartolozzi & Sforzi, 1994:111, 114; Haitlinger, 1994:193; Kawano, 1994:11; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:265, pl. 93; Ikeda & Nishimura, 1995:19; Kawano, 1997:454, fig. 1, 5.
India : Himachal Pradesh (Mandi Distr.--Kara Forest near Hanogi--31°41N-77°07E), Uttar Pradesh = United Provinces (Naini Tal, Kumaon--W. Almora), Sikkim, West Bengal (Darjeeling, Kurseong, St. Mary's Forest--Kurseong, Dalfa Hills--Dikrang Valley), Assam*, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji);
Nepal : Khumbu, Thodung, Bhandar near Thodung;
Bhutan : Pedong, Puntsholing;
Myanmar = Burma : S. Shan State (Keng Dung), ? (Ruby Mines);
China : Yunnan;
Thailand = Siam : Chiang Rai (Wiangpapao, Mae Kajan, Chiang Rai), Chiang Mai (Mt. Doi Pui, Mt. Doi Pahompok near Fang, Mt. Doi Inthanon--18°26N-98°17E, Mt. Doi Saket, Maetaeng, Sankampaeng), Lampang (Jae Hom, Lampang--18°22N-99°28E), Petchaburi (Khao Khor);
Laos : Xieng-Khouang;
N. Vietnam : Tam Dao near Vinh Yen;
Taiwan;
Malaya : Perak (Taiping--4°51N-100°41E), Pahang (Cameron Highlands);
Borneo;
Sumatra : Aceh Prov. (Redelong);
Java.
Note : A specimen collected in Limoges, France (Misonne, 1986).
Natural enemies : Acarina : Canestriniidae : Rugoniphela marloni.
TEXT : MAES JEAN-MICHEL
PICTURES : GALANT ALAIN