| Goliathus kolbei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Goliathus |
| Species: | G. kolbei |
| Binomial name | |
| Goliathus kolbei (Kraatz, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Goliathus kolbei is one of the Goliath beetles, placed in the genus Goliathus , and the sole member of its own subgenus, Argyrophegges (sometimes misspelled as Argyropheges ), which has historically sometimes been treated as a separate genus. [1]
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary. This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle and Goliath beetles.
The Goliath beetles are any of the six species in the genus Goliathus. Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight. They are members of subfamily Cetoniinae, within the family Scarabaeidae. Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild, but in captivity, Goliathus beetles have been successfully reared from egg to adult using protein-rich foods such as commercial cat and dog food. Goliath beetles measure from 60–110 millimetres (2.4–4.3 in) for males and 50–80 millimetres (2.0–3.1 in) for females, as adults, and can reach weights of up to 80–100 grams (2.8–3.5 oz) in the larval stage, though the adults are only about half this weight. The females range from a dark chestnut brown to silky white, but the males are normally brown/white/black or black/white.
Goliathus cacicus, the chief goliath, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.
Goliathus albosignatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, described by Boheman in 1857. It is one of several species of Goliath beetles that inhabit Africa, but it is the only one exclusively found in subtropical sections of the continent.
Goliathus goliatus is a very large species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, native to tropical Africa.
Goliathus orientalis is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Goliathus regius, the Royal Goliath beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.
Deltochilum valgum is a nocturnal, Neotropical species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which has evolved a predatory lifestyle. While most other members of the true dung beetle subfamily feed on faeces or decomposing matter, D. valgum is highly specialised for eating millipedes; such a transition from scavenger to carnivore is rare. Whether this is novel adaption in this species or an ancestral adaption in the genus is unclear; at least two other species, Deltochilum kolbei and D. viridescens, which are not particularly closely related to D. valgum, also kill and feed on millipedes.
Mimene is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
G. orientalis may refer to:
Pseudohyparpalus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Pseudohyparpalus, found mainly in Africa.
Dicronorhina micans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae. It is native to the African tropics.
Sternhydrus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. They are found in Australia, New Guinea, and Buru Island. The genus contains the following four species:
Anauxesis is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Mimodacne is a genus of beetles in the family Erotylidae. It was described by Ernest Marie Louis Bedel in 1917.
Phrynetopsis is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Agalenocosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1944 by Mello-Leitão. As of 2017, it contains 18 species with a wide distribution.
Cerastipsocus is a genus of common barklice in the family Psocidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cerastipsocus.
Anomoeoneis is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Anomoeoneidaceae.
Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.