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Copelatus caelatus

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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

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]

References

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  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.