| Copelatus glyphicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| 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.
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.
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.
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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