[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] This stag beetle article is a stub.