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Golofa porteri Hope, 1837
Golofa porteri Hope, 1837 (original combination).
Scarabaeus dejeani Buquet, 1837 (synonym).
Golofa petiveri Erichson, 1838 (synonym).
Asserador hewitsoni Maunders, 1852 (synonym).
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Distribution: Guatemala, Colombia, and Venezuela. (Hwang 2011).
Identification: Hope (1837) and Hwang (2011).
Life History: In Calima, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, adults of G. porter are active during April and May. They commonly feed and mate on young stems of Chusquea spp. (Gramineae: Bambusaceae). (Morón and Pardo-Locarno 1994).
Larvae: Morón and Pardo-Locarno (1994) described larval stage.
References:
Hope, F. W. 1837. On the Golofa beetle of Venezuela and its allied species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 2: 42-45.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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