''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

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Article 30.2.3.Hope, F.W. 1837. On the ''Golofa'' Beetle of Venezuela and its allied species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2(1): 42–45.

Description

''Golofa'' are large scarabs, and the males typically have a single horn on the head and another horn centrally on the prothorax; the horns are often elongate, and often curve towards each other.

Species

*'' Golofa aegeon'' (Drury, 1773) *''

Golofa antiquus ''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 IC ...

'' Arrow, 1911 *''

Golofa argentina ''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 IC ...

'' Arrow, 1911 *''

Golofa claviger ''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 describe ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Golofa cochlearis'' Ohaus, 1910 *'' Golofa costaricensis'' Bates, 1888 *''

Golofa eacus ''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 ...

'' Burmeister, 1847 *''

Golofa gaujoni ''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 IC ...

'' Lachaume, 1985 *'' Golofa globulicornis'' Dechambre, 1975 *'' Golofa hirsutus'' Ratcliffe, 2003 *'' Golofa imbellis'' Bates, 1888 *'' Golofa imperialis'' Thomson, 1858 *''

Golofa incas ''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 IC ...

'' Hope, 1837 *''

Golofa inermis ''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 IC ...

'' Thomson, 1859 *'' Golofa minutus'' *'' Golofa obliquicornis'' Dechambre, 1975 *''

Golofa paradoxus ''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 IC ...

'' Dechambre, 1975 *''

Golofa pelagon ''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 IC ...

'' Burmeister, 1847 *''

Golofa pizarro ''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 IC ...

'' Hope, 1837 *''

Golofa porteri ''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 IC ...

'' Hope, 1837 *''

Golofa pusillus ''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 IC ...

'' Arrow, 1911 *''

Golofa solisi ''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 IC ...

'' Ratcliffe, 2003 *''

Golofa spatha ''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 IC ...

'' Dechambre, 1989 *''

Golofa tepaneneca ''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 IC ...

'' Morón, 1995 *''

Golofa tersander ''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 IC ...

'' (Burmeister, 1847) *''

Golofa testudinarius ''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 IC ...

'' Prell, 1934 *''

Golofa unicolor ''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 IC ...

'' (Bates, 1891) *''

Golofa xiximeca ''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 ...

'' Morón, 1995

References

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