Cape stag beetle  (Colophon primosi)

The genus Colophon is found only in isolated pockets in the mountains of the Western Cape Province around Cape Town, South Africa (5). Usually found at an altitude between 1000 to 2000 metres (6).

Little is documented concerning habitat, but the species are thought to only occur in montane habitat associated with orographic fog and cloud cover. It is thought that this habitat is a refuge to which the beetles have retreated after lower altitude habitats became unsuitable due to temperature increases and habiatat loss (6).