Biology:Copelatus glyphicus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Copelatus glyphicus
Copelatus glyphicus P1030081a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Copelatus
Species:
C. glyphicus
Binomial name
Copelatus glyphicus
(Say, 1823)

Copelatus glyphicus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the genus Copelatus in the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Say in 1823.[1][2]

Ventral view

Distribution

Copelatus glyphicus is widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and southern Canada, ranging from Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas .[3]

Description

Adults range in length from 4.2 to 4.6 millimetres (0.17 to 0.18 in) and with from 2.1 to 2.5 millimetres (0.083 to 0.098 in) and have a pale yellowish brown to reddish brown coloration.[3]

References

  1. "Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University". http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Dytiscidae.txt. 
  2. ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Larson, D.J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R.E. (2000). Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. pp. 51–52. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2290871 entry