Copelatus chevrolati
| Copelatus chevrolati | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Copelatinae |
| Genus: | Copelatus |
| Species: | C. chevrolati |
| Binomial name | |
| Copelatus chevrolati Aubé, 1838 | |
Copelatus chevrolati is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the Copelatus genus, which is of the Copelatinae subfamily and the Dytiscidae family. It was described by Aubé in 1838.[1][2] There are two described subspecies: C. c. chevrolati and C. c. renovatus.[3]
Distribution
Copelatus chevrolati ranges across the southern and central United States from North Carolina west to California and Texas and Florida north to South Dakota and Michigan, with records from southern Ontario. Copelatus chevrolati renovatus is the western subspecies, whereas C. c. chevrolati is the eastern subspecies.[3]
Description
Adults range in length from 5.3 to 6.7 millimetres (0.21 to 0.26 in) and width from 2.6 to 3.1 millimetres (0.10 to 0.12 in) and range in color from pale reddish brown to a darker reddish brown. They are distinguished from other North American Copelatus species by having 8 or 9 discal striae.[3]
References
- ↑ Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 6 June 2012.
- ↑ ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 Larson, D.J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R.E. (2000). Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. p. 49–51.
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