Golofa Testudinarius
''Golofa'' is a genus of rhinoceros beetles. The name ''Golofa'' is the indigenous name used for these beetles in Venezuela, and was adopted as a genus name when originally described in 1837; the genus name is masculine in gender, following ICZN Article 30.2.3.Hope, F.W. 1837. On the ''Golofa'' Beetle of Venezuela and its allied species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2(1): 42–45. Description ''Golofa'' are large scarabs, and the males typically have a single horn on the head and another horn centrally on the prothorax; the horns are often elongate, and often curve towards each other. Species *'' Golofa aegeon'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Golofa antiquus'' Arrow, 1911 *'' Golofa argentina'' Arrow, 1911 *'' Golofa claviger'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Golofa cochlearis'' Ohaus, 1910 *'' Golofa costaricensis'' Bates, 1888 *''Golofa eacus'' Burmeister, 1847 *'' Golofa gaujoni'' Lachaume, 1985 *'' Golofa globulicornis'' Dechambre, 1975 *'' Golofa hirsutus'' Ratcliffe, ...
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Heracles
Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through Amphitryon, Heracles receives the epithet Alcides, as "of the line of Alcaeus", father of Amphitryon. Amphitryon's own, mortal son was Iphicles. He was a great-grandson and half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus, and similarly a half-brother of Dionysus. He was the greatest of t