Copelatus chevrolati

Copelatus chevrolati 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 Aubé in 1838.[1][2] There are two described subspecies: C. c. chevrolati and C. c. renovatus.[3]

Ventral view

Copelatus chevrolati
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

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
  1. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 31 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
  2. ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  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. pp. 49–51.


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