| Type name | Goliathus daphnis Buquet, 1935 |
| Type | Néotype |
| Museum | Zoological Institute, Lund | Correct name | Eudicella (Eudicella) daphnis daphnis (Buquet, 1835) |
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| Collector | Cederholm, Danielsson, Hammarstedt, Hedqvist & Samuelsonn |
| Collection date | 19/23-XI-1977 |
| Country | Gambie |
| Locality | Kofu stream, about 3 km SW of Bakau |