Coleópteros:

Goliathus goliatus
Goliathus goliatus

Goliathus goliatus, flying position

Dorsal view of Goliathus goliatus at

the Montreal Insectarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Goliathus
Species: G. goliatus
Binomial name
Goliathus goliatus
(Drury, 1770)

Goliathus goliatus is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

Systematic
Synonyms

 Goliathus adspersus Sjostedt, 1927

 Goliathus africanus Lamarck, 1801
 Goliathus albatus Kraatz, 1897
 Goliathus albipennis Endrodi, 1960
 Goliathus albovariegatus Sjostedt, 1927
 Goliathus apicalis Kraatz, 1895
 Goliathus confluens Kraatz, 1897
 Goliathus conjunctivittis Kraatz, 1898
 Goliathus connectens Csiki, 1904
 Goliathus curtivittis Kraatz, 1898
 Goliathus giganteus Lamarck, 1817

Subspecies

 Goliathus goliatus var. conspersus Kraatz, 1895

(Biolib)

Description
Goliathus goliatus is one of the largest species in the genus Goliathus, males having a body
length of about 50–110 millimetres (2.0–4.3 in) and females having a body length of about
50–80 millimetres (2.0–3.1 in). The pronotum (thoracic shield) is mainly black, with
whitish longitudinal stripes, while elytra are usually dark brown. This pattern may differ
greatly in some subspecies and forms.

This species possess a large and membranous secondary pair of wings actually used for
flying. When not in use, they are kept completely folded beneath the elytra. The head is
whitish, with a black Y-shaped horn in males, used as a pry bar in battles with other males
over feeding sites or mates. These beetles feed primarily on tree sap and fruits.

Distribution
This species is widespread from western to eastern equatorial Africa (Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon,
Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda).

Habitat
Goliathus goliatus is mainly present in the equatorial forests and in the sub-equatorial
savannah.

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Goliathus goliatus
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Hexapoda •
Classis: Insecta • Subclassis: Pterygota • Infraclassis: Neoptera •
Superordo: Endopterygota • Ordo: Coleoptera • Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea •
Familia: Scarabaeidae • Subfamilia: Cetoniinae • Genus: Goliathus •
Species: Goliathus goliatus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Wikispecies has an entry on: Goliathus goliatus.

Male

Flying position

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var. conspersus

 Natural World

 Beetle Space:

Goliathus goliathus
Origin: Cameroon
Size: males: 60 - 110 mm, females: 50 - 80 mm
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