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Golofa Beetle of Venezuela. 
Species 1. Golofa Porteri. Plate VI. 
Long. lin. 29, lat. lin. 14. 
Rufo-castaneum, antennis nigris, capitulo rufo-piceo. Capitis 
cornu recurvo, valde serrato, longitudine elytrorum fere aequali. 
Thorax cornu erecto simplici armatus, antrorsum piloso. Scu- 
tellum rufum, nigro-marginatum, punctatum. Elytra castanea, 
punctatissima, sutura, marginibus atris. Corpus infra piceum, 
hirsutie fulvescenti obsitum. Pedes nigri, anteriores longis- 
simi, tibiis subtus canaliculatis, 3-spinosis, ad apicem 1-calca- 
ratis, rufo-pilosis ; pedes postici bicalcarati. 
Fceinina adhuc latet. 
Obs. — This remarkable insect was taken at Venezuela by Sir 
Robert Kerr Porter, in whose honour it is named. It was presented 
by him to the United Service Museum, and by the kindness of 
Captain Henrv Downes was sent to me to be described. 
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Species 2. Golofa Incas Hope. 
Long. lin. 18, lat. lin. 10. 
Pallide castanea, antennis nigris, capitulo rufo-piceo. Capitis 
cornu nigrum, apice recurvum, acutum, retrorsum subcanalicu- 
latum, subdenticulatum. Thorax cornu erecto brevi, apice 
acuto, hirsutie fulvescenti obsito. Scutellum nigrum, sparse 
punctatum. Elytra punctulata, testaceo-castanea, sutura, mar- 
ginibus atris. Corpus infra nigro-piceum, hirsutie fulvescenti 
obsitum. Pedes anteriores longissimi, rubro-picei, tibiis 3-spi- 
nosis, ad apicem unicalcaratis. Pedes postici bicalcarati, nigri, 
femoribus rubro-piceis. 
Golofa Incas $ . 
Long. lin. 17, lat. lin. 9^. 
Caput nigrum, in medio armatum. Thorax rubro-castaneus, 
varioloso-punctatus. Elytra castanea fortiter punctata, tribus 
lineis flavis in singulo apparentibus, pedibus anticis hirsutie 
fulvescenti carentibus. 
Habitat in agris Mexicanis. 
Species 3. Golofa JEgeon, Fab. Oliv. Scar. pi. 26, fig. 219. 
Long. lin. 14|, lat. lin. 7. 
Scutellatus rufus, thoracis cornu brevi, incurvo, subtus barbato, 
capitis cornu subulato. 
Fab. St/s. Ent. p. 4, n. 4. 
Obs. — This insect I purchased at the sale of the collection of Mr. 
