''Golofa claviger'' is a beetle species of the genus ''

Golofa ''Golofa'' is a genus of rhinoceros beetles. The name ''Golofa'' is the indigenous name used for these beetles in Venezuela, and was adopted as a genus name when originally described in 1837; the genus name is masculine in gender, following Inte ...

''. It lives in Peru and Ecuador. It reaches about 40 to 65 mm for males, and 35 to 55 mm for females. This species is considered a pest of oil palms found in Brazil. The beetle's feeding behavior damages the palm's tissues and limits its photosynthetic capacity.

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Dynastinae Beetles described in 1771 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Dynastinae-stub