Specimen Code | Origin (Sample location) | Scientific Name | Remarks |
TZA03-4 | Usambara Mountain | Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis | The specimen were collected from multiple locations in Usambara in North eastern Tanzania and several locations in Lindi in the South-eastern Tanzania disqualifying the former naming of subspecies G. orientalis usambarensis. Further DNA bar coding confirmed the specimen to be genetically similar hence the resolve to re-name it as Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis. |
TZA09-E | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis | |
TZA05-G | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis | |
TZA11-I | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis | |
TZA08-1 | Usambara Mountain | Goliathus orientalis tanzaniensis | |
TZA10-C | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis rwegasirai | The specimen collected from multiple locations in Lindi bore distinguishing morphological features but proven further to be genetically similar by DNA bar coding hence designated as a new subspecies Goliathus orientalis rwegasirai named after the collector. |
TZA04-D | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis rwegasirai | |
TZA06-H | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis rwegasirai | |
TZA07-F | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis kayomutai | The peculiar morphological and DNA characteristics led to designation of the new subspecies Goliathus orientalis kayomutai named after the two scientists who collected the specimen. |
TZA02-B | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis kayomboi | The peculiar brown color of the elytra and DNA characteristics totally different from other specimen led to the designation of the new subspecies Goliathus orientalis kayomboi. |
TZA01-A | Lindi-Liwale (Ng’ende) | Goliathus orientalis moser | The specimen had morphological resemblance with the holotype collected by Moser in 1909 and DNA bar coding designated the isolate into an independent cluster but not much distinct to qualify a new species hence named as subspecies Goliathus orientalis moser. |