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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Copelatinae » Copelatus
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Hydrophilidae? - Copelatus
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Hydrophilidae? - Copelatus
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
October 14, 2015
Attracted to UV light
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 17 October, 2015 - 2:46am
Last updated 17 October, 2015 - 9:20am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 October, 2015 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

The pattern of striae reminds me of the dytiscid
Copelatus chevrolati
… Skip Blanchard, 17 October, 2015 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you Blanchard for your kind help. C. chevrolati looks like a match!
… Salvador Vitanza, 17 October, 2015 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
genus is correct
cant confirm species though
… Blaine Mathison, 17 October, 2015 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you Blaine for your kind help and attention.
… Salvador Vitanza, 17 October, 2015 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

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