Copelatinae
Copelatinae | |
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Copelatus sibelaemontis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Subfamily: | Copelatinae Branden, 1885 |
Copelatinae is a subfamily of diving beetles, in the family Dytiscidae.[1] The subfamily contains seven genera: Agaporomorphus, Aglymbus, Copelatus, Exocelina, Lacconectus, Liopterus, and Madaglymbus. Of these, the largest is Copelatus, which has about 470 described species found worldwide, but most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia.
References[]
- ^ Balke, Michael; Ribera, Ignacio; Vogler, Alfried. "MtDNA phylogeny and biogeography of Copelatinae, a highly diverse group of tropical diving beetles (Dytiscidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 32 (3): 866–880. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.014. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
Categories:
- Beetle subfamilies
- Dytiscidae
- Adephaga stubs