Copelatus glyphicus

Copelatus glyphicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Dytiscidae
Subfamily:	Copelatinae
Genus:	Copelatus
Species:	C. glyphicus
Binomial name
	Copelatus glyphicus; (Say, 1823)

Copelatus glyphicus 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 Say in 1823.[1][2]

Ventral view

Distribution

Copelatus glyphicus is widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and southern Canada, ranging from Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas.[3]

Description

Adults range in length from 4.2 to 4.6 millimetres (0.17 to 0.18 in) and with from 2.1 to 2.5 millimetres (0.083 to 0.098 in) and have a pale yellowish brown to reddish brown coloration.[3]

References

"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.
ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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. 51–52.

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[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.

[Larson-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. 51–52.