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Species Copelatus distinctus

9019524 Copelatus - Copelatus distinctus

Copelatus distinctus Aubé - Copelatus distinctus

Copelatus distinctus? - Copelatus distinctus

Copelatus distinctus? - Copelatus distinctus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Copelatinae

Genus Copelatus

Species distinctus (Copelatus distinctus)

Explanation of Names

Copelatus distinctus Aubé, 1838

Identification

10 discal striae and longitudinal strioles on lateral portion of pronotum; many striae are commonly reduced or absent, especially in males

Range

AZ to w. TX / Mex. to C. Amer. - Map (1)(2)

Print References

Pintar, MR. 2024. New records and notes on the distribution of aquatic insects (Coleoptera, Hemiptera) in southeastern Arizona. Western North American Naturalist 84 (1): 125–132. (full text)

Works Cited

1.	Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Tim Moyer on 18 January, 2009 - 9:59pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, mpintar
Last updated 6 March, 2024 - 12:16pm

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