Biology:Copelatus sociennus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Copelatus sociennus
Copelatus sociennus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Copelatus
Species:
C. sociennus
Binomial name
Copelatus sociennus
J. Balfour-Browne, 1952
Synonyms
  • Copelatus bangalorensis Vazirani, 1970[1]

Copelatus sociennus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the subfamily Copelatinae in the family Dytiscidae. It was described by J. Balfour-Browne in 1952.[2][3] The species can be found on Coloane and in Seac Pai Van. It feeds on Nelumbo nucifera.[4]

References

  1. Sheth, S. D.; Ghate, H. V.; Hájek, Jiří (2018). "Copelatus Erichson, 1832 from Maharashtra, India, with description of three new species and notes on other taxa of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)". Zootaxa 4459 (2): 235-260. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4459.2.2. 
  2. "Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031014920/https://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Dytiscidae.txt. 
  3. Copelatus, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Report. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. Manfred A. Jäch; Lanzhu Ji (1998). Water Beetles of China. 2. pp. 371. ISBN 9783901606014. https://books.google.com/books?id=ggQiAQAAMAAJ&q=Copelatus+sociennus. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2669592 entry