Colophon (beetle)

Genus of beetles

Colophon

Colophon primosi

Conservation status

CITES Appendix III (CITES)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Suborder:  | Polyphaga
Infraorder:  | Scarabaeiformia
Family:  | Lucanidae
Subfamily:  | Lucaninae
Genus:  | Colophon
Gray, 1832
Species

Colophon barnardi
Colophon berrisfordi
Colophon cameroni
Colophon cassoni
Colophon eastmani
Colophon endroedyi
Colophon haughtoni
Colophon izardi
Colophon kawaii
Colophon montisatris
Colophon neli
Colophon oweni
Colophon primosi
Colophon stokoei
Colophon thunbergi
Colophon westwoodi
Colophon whitei

Colophon is a small genus of beetles in the stag beetle family Lucanidae.

These 17 species of beetles are flightless, and are endemic to South Africa, each restricted to its own mountain range or peak within a range (mostly between 1000 and 2000 m elevation). Dead specimens are highly prized by beetle collectors.[1]

As a result of commercial pressure, Colophon beetles have been placed on CITES Appendix III. This means international import and export of Colophon species is regulated.

Limited reference specimens may only be collected for scientific purposes with the appropriate permit issued by the Department of Western Cape Nature Conservation.

All Colophon species are presently listed as endangered and Colophon primosi as critically endangered (these changes are not reflected in the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which was last updated in 1994).[clarification needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Cape stag beetles videos, photos and facts - Colophon spp. - ARKive". arkive.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

* Data related to Colophon at Wikispecies
* Media related to Colophon (genus) at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers

Colophon|

* Wikidata: Q1139451
* Wikispecies: Colophon
* ARKive: colophon-spp
* BioLib: 667968
* CoL: 3SJ5
* EoL: 3482134
* GBIF: 3263246
* iNaturalist: 87573
* IRMNG: 1009849
* ITIS: 929748
* NCBI: 614565
* Open Tree of Life: 5069572

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