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Taxonomy of Genus Goliathus Lamarck, 1801
Goliath beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs
832
15408
Genera
Species
TribeGoliathini
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832
100
2372
Genera
Species
SubtribeGoliathina
Latreille, 1829
4
313
Genera
Species
GenusGoliathus
Lamarck, 1801
Goliath beetles
253Species
Subnodes of Goliathus Lamarck, 1801
SpeciesGoliathus adspersus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus africanus Castelnau, 1840  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus albatus Kraatz, 1897  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus albipennis Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus albopictus Westwood, 1874  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus albosignatus Boheman, 1857
Goliath Beetle
18Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus albovariegatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus apicalis Kraatz, 1895  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus arrowi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus atlas NICKERL, 1887
1Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus auratus Westwood, 1841
SpeciesGoliathus aureosparsus van de Poll, 1890
SpeciesGoliathus balthasari Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus basilewskyi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus bohemani Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus brincki Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus brittoni Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus burgeoni Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus burmeisteri Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus cacicus Olivier, 1789
19Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus clementi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus confluens Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
2Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus conjugatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus conjunctivittis Kraatz, 1898  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus connectens Csiki, 1904  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus conradsi Preiss, 1933  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus conspersus Kraatz, 1889  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus curtivittis Kraatz, 1898  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus daphnis Buquet, 1835  ⇒ Eudicella daphnis
SpeciesGoliathus debilis Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus decoloratus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus decorus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus defectus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus delesserti Guérin-Méneville, 1839  ⇒ Macrotrigonophorus delesserti
SpeciesGoliathus deletus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus devisus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus divergens Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus drurii Macleay, 1838
SpeciesGoliathus druryi Westwood, 1837  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus elegans Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus fabriciusi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus fasciata Kirby, 1818  ⇒ Inca bonplandi
SpeciesGoliathus fasciatus Kirby, 1818
SpeciesGoliathus fornasini Bertoloni, 1852
SpeciesGoliathus frequens Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus freudei Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus freyi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus frontalis Westwood, 1842
SpeciesGoliathus giganteus MacLeay, 1838  ⇒ Goliathus regius
Goliath Beetle
15Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus gigateus
1Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus goliath Sulzer, 1776  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus goliathus Linnaeus, 1771  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
11Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus goliatus Linnaeus, 1771
Common Goliath Beetle
4Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus gralli Buquet, 1836  ⇒ Eudicella (Eudicella) gralli
SpeciesGoliathus grandis Veen, 1904  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus grebenscikovi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus guttatus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus haefneri Hope, 1837  ⇒ Ischnoscelis hoepfneri
SpeciesGoliathus herbsti Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus hermes De Palma & Di Gennaro, 2017
SpeciesGoliathus heros Gory & Percheron, 1833
SpeciesGoliathus hieroglyphicus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus higginsi Westwood, 1874
SpeciesGoliathus hoepfner Gory & Percheron, 1833
SpeciesGoliathus hopfner Gory & Percheron, 1833  ⇒ Ischnoscelis hoepfneri
SpeciesGoliathus horsfieldianus White, 1845
SpeciesGoliathus imperialis Klug, 1835  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus indecorus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus inscripta Kirby, 1818  ⇒ Inca bonplandi
SpeciesGoliathus inscriptus Kirby, 1818
SpeciesGoliathus insignis
1Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus intermedius Kraatz, 1895  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus interruptus Kraatz, 1897  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus janssensi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus kirki Janson, 1914  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus kirkianus Gray, 1864  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
2Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus kirkii Thomson, 1881  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus klingbeili Zoller, Fiebig & Schulze, 1995
SpeciesGoliathus klugi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus kolbei Kraatz, 1895  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus lacordairei Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus lamarcki Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus landini Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus linnei Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus longivittis Kraatz, 1898  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus machatschkei Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus macleay Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus maculatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus magnus Duncan, 1835  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus marginatus Kraatz, 1889  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus marginifer Kraatz, 1889  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus marshalli Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus melaleucus Fairmaire, 1889
SpeciesGoliathus meleagris Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
11Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus melly Gory & Percheron, 1833
SpeciesGoliathus miksici Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus moellenkampi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus morgani White, 1839
SpeciesGoliathus moseri Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus nickerli Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus nigripennis Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus nigripes Kraatz, 1895  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus niveus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus nyassae Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus obscurus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus oculatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus olivieri Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus orientalis Moser, 1909
4Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus ovatus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus palmatus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus partitus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus pauliani Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus pauper Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus pluto Raffray, 1880
SpeciesGoliathus princeps Hope, 1837
SpeciesGoliathus problematicus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus pulverulenta Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Inca pulverulenta
SpeciesGoliathus pustulatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus pustuliferus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus quadrangulatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus quadrimaculatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus regius Klug, 1835
Royal Goliath Beetle
21Subspecies
SpeciesGoliathus rhinophyllus Wiedemann, 1823  ⇒ Philistina rhinophyllus
SpeciesGoliathus russus Kolbe, 1884
SpeciesGoliathus ruteri Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus sjoestedti Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus smithi MacLeay, 1838  ⇒ Eudicella (Eudicella) smithii
SpeciesGoliathus splendens MacLeay, 1838  ⇒ Dicranorrhina derbyana
SpeciesGoliathus steinwehri Preiss, 1933  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus striatus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus tesari Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus regius
SpeciesGoliathus thomsoni Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus tricuspis Drapiez, 1820  ⇒ Inca bonplandi
SpeciesGoliathus trivittatus Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus undulatus Kraatz, 1897  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus undulus Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus uniformis Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus cacicus
SpeciesGoliathus usambarensis Preiss, 1933  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus varians Sjostedt, 1928  ⇒ Goliathus orientalis
SpeciesGoliathus vittiger Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus goliatus
SpeciesGoliathus voeti Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus
SpeciesGoliathus wellech Gory & Percheron, 1833  ⇒ Dicronocephalus wallichi
SpeciesGoliathus westwoodi Endrödi, 1960  ⇒ Goliathus albosignatus

Synonyms
Argyrophegges (Kraatz, 1895)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Goliathus
EnglishGoliath beetles


Distribution of Goliathus Lamarck, 1801
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Angola


Benin


Burkina Faso


Cameroon


Central African Republic


Chad


Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Species
Equatorial Guinea


Gabon


Ghana


Guinea


Ivory Coast


Kenya
1 Species
Liberia


Malawi


Malta


Mozambique


Nigeria


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
1 Species
Rwanda


Sierra Leone


Tanzania
5 Species
Togo


Uganda


Zambia


Zimbabwe
1 Species


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