Copelatus caelatus

Copelatus caelatus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the genus Copelatus in the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Guignot in 1952.[2][3]

Copelatus caelatus
Temporal range: Eocene[1] - present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Copelatus
Species:
C. caelatus
Binomial name
Copelatus caelatus
Guignot, 1952

References

  1. Miller,K.B, Blake,M. The unusual occurrence of aquatic beetles in amber, copelatus aphroditae balke, n. sp. and C. predaveterus miller, n. sp., (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Proc. of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2003, vol. 105, no4, pp. 809-815
  2. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 6 June 2012.
  3. ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.


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