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 ICZN Article 30.2.3.
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
- Golofa antiquus Arrow, 1911
- Golofa argentina Arrow, 1911
- Golofa claviger
- 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
- Golofa testudinarius Prell, 1934
- Golofa unicolor
- Golofa xiximeca Morón, 1995