Genus Catops Paykull

Catops Paykull, 1798: 342 . Type species: Catops sericeus of Paykull, 1798 (not proposed as new, referred to Tritoma sericea Fabricius, 1787 but misidentified (e.g., Sherborn, 1902) (= Helops fuscus Panzer) (ICZN 1999: Art. 69.2.4) (4 species in original description, 2 as “new” [but not stated as such]— sericeus Fabricius [ Tritoma], morio Fabricius [ Tritoma], elongatus, brevicornis); des. in Jeannel, 1922: 44 (not stated as taxonomic change, as C. sericeus Payk. [sic], which was stated as senior synonym of C. fuscus Panzer); Helops fuscus Panzer des. [not valid] in Thomson, 1859: 59 (as “ C. fuscus ”; not stated as taxonomic novelty; the species was not listed in original description; it is the senior synonym of the first species listed, but was not stated as such); Helops fuscus Panzer listed as type species (in error) in Hatch, 1928: 188.

= Sciodrepa Thomson, 1859: 60 (not stated as taxonomic novelty); Jeannel, 1936: 340 syn. (not stated as taxonomic change). Type species: Catops alpinus Gyllenhal (orig. des.); Catops fumatus Spence listed as type species (in error; maybe a designation, but not stated as such) in Hatch, 1928: 202.

= Lasiocatops Reitter, 1901: 47 (as subgenus of Catops); Hatch, 1928: 189 syn., 1933: 210 syn. (of Sciodrepa, as subgenus). Type species: Catops alpinus Gyllenhal (4 species in original description, one as “new”— hybridus Reitter, oertzeni Reitter, alpinus Gyllenhal, alpinoides); des. in Jeannel, 1922: 44 (not stated as taxonomic change).

Key: to North American species in Peck & Cook, 2002: 743.

Distribution: Mexico (2 species) and 145 spp. Holarctic and Borneo.

Biology: Ten described species occur in forest litter and related habitats across North America; carrion scavenger (Hatch, 1933; Jeannel, 1936; Peck & Cook, 2002).