Collops is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles in the family Melyridae. There are over forty described species in Collops.Fall, H. C. (March 1912). "A Review of the North American Species of Collops (Col.)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 20. Pasadena, CA: New York Entomological Society: 249 - 274 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Species These 66 species belong to the genus Collops:
Collops alatauensis Wittmer, 1992 Collops arizonensis Marshall, 1951 Collops aulicus Erichson, 1840 Collops balteatus LeConte, 1852 (red cross beetle) Collops bicolripennis Pic, 1920 Collops bipunctatus Say, 1823 (two-spotted melyrid) Collops blanda Erichson, 1840 Collops blandus Collops bridgeri Tanner, 1936 Collops carri Evers, 1993 Collops cinctus Von Gebler, 1847 Collops confluens LeConte, 1852 Collops cribrosus LeConte, 1852 Collops crusoe Fall, 1912 Collops dimorphicus Russel, 1966 Collops discretus Fall, 1912 Collops dux Fall, 1912 Collops eximius Erichson (synonym for C. nigriceps) Collops femoratus Schaeffer, 1912 Collops flavicinctus Fall, 1910 Collops flavicornis Dalman, 1823 Collops flavolimbatus Champion, 1914 Collops frontalis Gorham, 1914 Collops gemina Erichson, 1840 Collops georgianus Fall, 1910 Collops grandis Collops granellus Fall, 1912 Collops hirtellus LeConte, 1876 (hairy soft-winged flower beetle) Collops histrio Erichson, 1840 Collops insulatus LeConte, 1866 Collops knulli Marshall, 1951 Collops laticollis Horn, 1870 Collops lebasi Erichson, 1840 Collops limbellus Gemminger and Harold, 1868 Collops marginellus LeConte, 1852 Collops marginicollis LeConte, 1852 Collops necopinus Fall, 1912 Collops nigerrimus Wittmer, 1992 Collops nigriceps Say, 1823 (black-headed melyrid/eastern coastal collops) Collops nigritus Schaeffer, 1912 Collops obscuricornis Champion, 1914 Collops pallipes Marshall, 1951 Collops parvus Schaeffer, 1912 Collops peninsularis Marshall, 1951 Collops pulchellus Horn, 1870 Collops punctatus LeConte, 1852 Collops punctulatus LeConte, 1852 Collops quadriguttatus Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798 (four-spotted collops) Collops reflexus LeConte, 1876 Collops scutellatus Schaeffer, 1912 Collops similis Schaeffer, 1912 Collops simplex Marshall, 1951 Collops subaenus Fall, 1912 Collops sublimbatus Schaeffer, 1912 (considered a synonym of C. tricolor by Fall, 1912) Collops subtropicus Fall, 1912 Collops susamirensis Wittmer, 1992 Collops tibialis Schaeffer, 1912) Collops tricolor Say, 1823 (black-headed melyrid) Collops validus Horn, 1870 Collops versatilis Fall, 1912 Collops vicarius Fall, 1912 Collops vittatus Say, 1823 (striped collops) † Collops desuetus Wickham, 1914 † Collops extrusus Wickham, 1914 † Collops priscus Wickham, 1914
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External links
Taxonomy of Genus Collops at Insectoid