| Golofa imperialis | |
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| Male and female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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.
Description
Golofa imperialis can reach a length of about 45 millimetres (1.8 in). 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.
Distribution
This species is present in Mexico and Central America.
References
- Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Coleoptera Atlas. Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Cutberto Pacheco F., Cuauhtémoc Deloya, Pedro Cortés G. Phytophagous scarab beetles from the Central Region of Guerrero, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Dynastinae, Cetoniinae)
- Project Noah
- Discover Life
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| Golofa imperialis | |
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