Colossopus Saussure, 1899

Saussure 1899: 627. Type species: Colossopus grandidieri Saussure, 1899 .

Karny 1912: 8, 39; Kirby 1906: 270; Chopard 1948: 125; Gorochov 1988: 176; Otte 1997: 27; Ünal & Beccaloni 2008: 34.

Diagnosis. Body relatively depressed dorso-ventrally (Fig. 78). Fastigium of vertex distinctly elongated, with 3 long spiniform arms (Figs. 3, 76). Facet almost flattened, with distinct tubercles four of which larger, spiniform. Male tegmina wavy, protruding from under pronotum and almost half of them visible from above (Figs. 76, 77). Tympanal organ on fore tibia slit shaped. Mesothorax with a large seashell shaped mesothoracic auricle. Forelegs (Fig. 76, 83) strongly developed, large, with very large and robust spines. Fore femur thickened, with a large inner spine on anterio-lateral margin; its outer and inner sides armed with a large apical spine ventrally (Figs. 6, 76). Hind tibia with an apical spur dorsally on inner side (Fig. 9). Male last tergite long, posterior margin elongated backward, with a distinct narrow median incision (Fig. 80). Ovipositor longer than abdomen (Fig. 85).

This genus is most closely related to Malagasopus gen. nov. and Oncodopus Brongniart. See Table 1 for comparison of these genera.