Golofa claviger

Golofa claviger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Dynastinae
Genus:	Golofa
Species:	claviger; (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus claviger Linnaeus, 1771; Scarabaeus hastatus Fabricius, 1781; Scarabaeus subgrundator Voet, 1806; Golofa guildinii Hope, 1837; Golofa puncticollis Thomson, 1860; Golofa guildingi; Golofa hastatus; Golofa sagittaria; Golofa subgrundator;

Golofa claviger is a beetle species of the genus Golofa. It lives in Peru and Ecuador. It reaches about 40 to 65 mm for males, and 35 to 55 mm for females. This species is considered a pest of oil palms found in Brazil. The beetle's feeding behavior damages the palm's tissues and limits its photosynthetic capacity.[1]

References

Valois, Marcely; Tinôco, Ricardo; Chia, Gilson; Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando; Grossi, Paschoal; Silva, Fernando (2019). "Giant rhinoceros beetle Golofa claviger (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastini) is damaging North Brazilian oil palm plantations". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 63: 6–8. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2018.11.003.

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[1] Valois, Marcely; Tinôco, Ricardo; Chia, Gilson; Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando; Grossi, Paschoal; Silva, Fernando (2019). "Giant rhinoceros beetle Golofa claviger (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastini) is damaging North Brazilian oil palm plantations". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 63: 6–8. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2018.11.003.