Dicronocephalus bourgoini Pouillaude, 1914

  Information: Dicronocephalus bourgoini, is a beautiful endemic species of the island of Taiwan. It was described in 1914 by Pouillaude. Some authors list it as a subspecies of the widespread species Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831).

Body length:  20 - 35 mm
Peak activity: April - June

  Remarks: 

  Distribution: Taiwan 
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic

  Taxonomic classification:

  The Scarabaeidae of Taiwan | Ching-Jin Yu 2000

  Material examined (& observation):

Taiwan  

Pingtung Prov.,

Kenting National Park  墾丁國家公園

Kenting env.   墾丁

(GPS)   

Altitude 15 m a.s.l. | 19.5.2012

  Our observation period: May ~ June
  Sampling Methods: on the trees