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.