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Rev. F. W. Hope on the 
VIII. On the Golofa Beetle of Venezuela and its allied Spe- 
cies. By the Rev. F. W. Hope, M. A. F. R. S., &c. 
[Read March 7, 1836.] 
Ordo COLEOPTERA, Linnaeus. 
Divisio Lamellicornes, Latreille. 
Familia Dynastid^e, Mac Leay. 
Genus Golofa. Tab. VI. 
Labrurn distinction, emarginatum (sub clypeo baud latitans), valde 
ciliatum. (Fig. 2.) 
Mandibulae validae falcatae, subtus canaliculatae, edentatse, intus basi 
lanatse. (Fig. 2.) 
Maxillae elongatae, lobo apicali attenuato, intus denticulato, ciliato. 
Palpi maxillares 4-articulati ; articulo lmo et 3tio subaequales, 2do 
paullo longiori, 4to elongato, attenuato. (Fig. 3.) 
Palpi labiales 3-articulati ; articulis duobus primis aequalibus, bre- 
vissimis, 3tio longiori, obovato. (Fig. 3.) 
Mention breve, transversuvn. 
Labrurn lageniforme, hirsutum. 
Antennae 10-articulatae, et fere ut in Megasomate, Kirby, formatae. 
(Fig. 4.) 
Corpus oblongum, maris caput cornu recurvo, valde serrato. 
Thorax cornu erecto, antrorsum piloso armatus. 
Pedes anteriores maris longissimi, arcuati ; ultimo articulo tarsorum 
extus piloso. (Fig. 5. Tip of tibia. Fig. 6. Part of tarsus.) 
Obs. — The beetle first described below I am disposed to make 
the type of a new genus, to which I have given the name of Golofa, 
or Sawyer-Beetle, that being the provincial name under which it is 
known to the natives of Venezuela. Golofa Incas, Hope, a new 
species from Mexico, appears closely allied to it. Scarabcus Cla- 
viger, and hastatus, both described by Fabricius, belong to the 
same group ; a third Fabrician species, namely, S. Mgeon, de- 
scribed by Olivier as inhabiting the East Indies, in my opinion* is 
to be referred to this genus. I am even inclined to doubt the loca- 
lity given by Olivier, whose authority can seldom be depended 
upon. There are also two new' species which I have added to this 
genus, namely, Golofa Pizarro and Guildinii, the former abundant 
in Mexico, the latter not unfrequent in the Isle of St. Vincent. 
* Subsequently confirmed by information communicated by VV. S. Mac Leay, 
Esq. (Sec. E. S.) 
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