''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'' Arrow, 1911 *'' Golofa argentina'' Arrow, 1911 *'' Golofa claviger'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Golofa cochlearis'' Ohaus, 1910 *'' Golofa costaricensis'' Bates, 1888 *'' Golofa eacus'' Burmeister, 1847 *'' Golofa gaujoni'' Lachaume, 1985 *'' Golofa globulicornis'' Dechambre, 1975 *'' Golofa hirsutus'' Ratcliffe, 2003 *'' Golofa imbellis'' Bates, 1888 *'' Golofa imperialis'' Thomson, 1858 *'' Golofa incas'' Hope, 1837 *'' Golofa inermis'' Thomson, 1859 *'' Golofa minutus'' *'' Golofa obliquicornis'' Dechambre, 1975 *'' Golofa paradoxus'' Dechambre, 1975 *'' Golofa pelagon'' Burmeister, 1847 *'' Golofa pizarro'' Hope, 1837 *'' Golofa porteri'' Hope, 1837 *'' Golofa pusillus'' Arrow, 1911 *'' Golofa solisi'' Ratcliffe, 2003 *'' Golofa spatha'' Dechambre, 1989 *'' Golofa tepaneneca'' Morón, 1995 *'' Golofa tersander'' (Burmeister, 1847) *'' Golofa testudinarius'' Prell, 1934 *'' Golofa unicolor'' (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

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List of species
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