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Golofa eacus Burmeister, 1847
Golofa eacus Burmeister, 1847 (original combination).
Golofa pelops Burmeister, 1847 (synonym).
Golofa bifidus Voirin, 1994 (synonym).
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Distribution: Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. (Hwang 2011).
Identification: Endrödi (1985), Hwang (2011).
Life History: The adults of Colombian G. eacus fly during April and May. Larvae found in between a rotten log of Ceiba pentandra and the soil, feeding on the bark and duramen along a deep crack of the log. (Morón and Pardo-Locarno 1994).
Larvae: Morón and Pardo-Locarno (1994) described larval stage.
References:
Burmeister, H. 1847. Handbuch der Entomologie, Volume 5. T. C. F. Enslin, Berlin, Germany. 584 pp.Endrödi, S. 1985. The Dynastinae of the World. Dr. W. Junk Publisher, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 800 pp., 46 plates.
Hwang, S. -M. -R. 2011. The Dynastini of the World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Nature & Ecology (Academic Series), Volume 4. Seoul, South Korea. 368 pp.
Lachaume, G. 1985. Dynastini 1: Dynastes – Megasoma – Golofa. Les Coleopteres du Monde 5. Sciences Nat, Venette, France. 85 pp, 29 plates.
Morón, M. A. and L. C. Pardo-Locarno. 1994. Larvae and pupae of two species of Golofa Hope (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae, Dynastinae) from Colombia. Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 390-399.
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