Biology:Copelatinae
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Short description: Subfamily of beetles
| Copelatinae | |
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| Copelatus sibelaemontis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Copelatinae Branden, 1885 |
Copelatinae is a subfamily of diving beetles, in the family Dytiscidae.[1] The subfamily contains seven genera: Agaporomorphus, Aglymbus, Copelatus, Exocelina, Lacconectus, Liopterus, and Madaglymbus. Of these, the largest is Copelatus, which has about 470 described species found worldwide, but most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia.
References
- ↑ Balke, Michael; Ribera, Ignacio; Vogler, Alfried (2004). "MtDNA phylogeny and biogeography of Copelatinae, a highly diverse group of tropical diving beetles (Dytiscidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32 (3): 866–880. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.014. PMID 15288062. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105579030400106X. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q4036527 entry
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