Data from: The Hercules beetles (subgenus Dynastes, genus Dynastes, Dynastidae): a revisionary study based on the integration of molecular, morphological, ecological, and geographic analyses

The taxonomic treatment of Hercules beetles (subgenus Dynastes of the
genus Dynastes MacLeay, 1819) is revised, with the recognition of two
major species groups and 15 species. The following 10 taxa, originally
designated as subspecies, have been elevated to full species status:
Dynastes moroni Nagai, 2005 (REVISED STATUS); Dynastes bleuzeni Silvestre
& Dechambre, 1995 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913
(NEW STATUS); Dynastes lichyi Lachaume, 1985 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes
morishimai Nagai, 2002 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes occidentalis Lachaume, 1985
(NEW STATUS); Dynastes paschoali Grossi & Arnaud, 1993 (NEW
STATUS); Dynastes reidi Chalumeau, 1977 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes
septentrionalis Lachaume, 1985 (NEW STATUS); and Dynastes trinidadensis
Chalumeau & Reid, 1995 (NEW STATUS). The use of the species name
Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758) is restricted to only two island
populations from Guadeloupe and Dominica. This taxonomic revision is
accompanied by discussions of the basis for these taxonomic changes, i.e.
based on differences in genetic, phenotypic, and ecological data and on
estimates of geographic overlap. An updated Dynastes beetle phylogeny
based on Illumina sequencing data is also presented for a discussion of
the evolutionary relationships among the species.