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Posted: **Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:20 pm**

Image of Rhinoceros Beetle Sighting at Burton Mere:

Hi All,

Male Rhinoceros Beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum) seen and photographed at Burton Mere Wetlands.

I would be interested to know its status and distribution in Cheshire. This was certainly a first for me.

Cheers,
H

: Rhinocerus Beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum) - BMW - 11/06/2015

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:49 am**

Harry,

Currently 26 records on the database - see map below.

Steve

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:45 am**

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info. It appears that Burton Mere Wetlands is a new site.

Cheers,
H

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:59 am**

It does indeed seem to be a new site for Sinodendron cylindricum Harry - well done.

Having said that I am sure there would be more sites showing for this species if all the Cheshire Coleoptera records from all the Coleopterists (past and present) were available from within the rECOrd database. There is still, even now, a long way to go before all the naturalists and recorders put all their sightings and past data holdings into rECOrd - roll on the day it happens !!!

Cheers,
Steve

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