Golofa imperialis

Golofa imperialis
Male and female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Golofa
Species:	G. imperialis
Binomial name
Golofa imperialis Thomson, 1858

Golofa imperialis is a species of rhinoceros beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1]

Description

Side view of male from Panama

Golofa imperialis can reach a length of about 45 millimetres (1.8 in). ^[2] Protarsus is equal to or larger than protibia. Male pronotum has a long prothoracic horn with a triangular tip. The head show a thin horn. The underside of the body is covered in golden hair. The front legs are longer than the others. ^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

This species is present in Mexico and Central America. ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
2. Coleoptera Atlas. Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
3. Cutberto Pacheco F., Cuauhtémoc Deloya, Pedro Cortés G. Phytophagous scarab beetles from the Central Region of Guerrero, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Dynastinae, Cetoniinae)
4. Project Noah
5. Discover Life