Species Copelatus chevrolati - Chevrolat's Dytiscid

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Print References · Works Cited

Rio Grande water beetle - Copelatus chevrolati

desert diving beetle - Copelatus chevrolati

Chevrolat's Dytiscid - Copelatus chevrolati

Copelatus chevrolati Aubé - Copelatus chevrolati

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Copelatinae

Genus Copelatus

Species chevrolati (Chevrolat's Dytiscid)

Explanation of Names

Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat (1799-1884), a French entomologist.

Numbers

8 spp north of Mexico (1)

Size

5-6 mm

Identification

Unique pattern of striae on the elytra

Range

Reported a widespread species in the east and south US and ranges into Mexico.

Print References

D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie & R.E. Roughley. 2000. Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 982 pp.

(keys to all species, with descriptions and distribution maps for those found in Canada and many found in the lower 48 US)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 18 January, 2009 - 7:41pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 5 February, 2009 - 10:16pm

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