Copelatus caelatus

Copelatus caelatus; Temporal range: Eocene - present
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Copelatus
Species:	C. caelatus
Binomial name
	Copelatus caelatus; Guignot, 1952

Last updated December 13, 2025

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

↑ 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
↑ Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 6 June 2012.
↑ ITIS Report. Copelatus, 112561. ITIS. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

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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.

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