Biology:Coptodera maculata
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Coptodera maculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Coptodera |
| Species: | C. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodera maculata Dupuis, 1912
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| Synonyms | |
Coptodera maculata is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Lebiinae.[1] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2][3]
Description
Coptodera maculata measure 6.1–6.7 mm (0.24–0.26 in) in body length. The head and clypeus are brunneous to rufo-piceous. The pronotum is rufo-piceous with clearly lighter, testaceous to rufo-brunneous lateral margins. The elytra are black. There are two pairs of testaceous markings.[3]
Habitat
Adults occur in mixed forest of montane areas at elevations between 100 and 950 m (330 and 3,120 ft). Specimens have been collected in January–September. Little is known about the ecology of this species.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Coptodera (Coptoderina) maculata Dupuis, 1912". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8MM3W.
- ↑ "Coptodera maculata Dupuis, 1912". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. https://taicol.tw/en-us/taxon/t0079285.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hunting, Wesley; Yang, Man-Miao (2019). "A taxonomic review of the pericaline ground-beetles in Taiwan, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)". ZooKeys 816: 1–164. doi:10.3897/zookeys.816.29738.
Wikidata ☰ Q106602383 entry
