Copelatus glyphicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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. [1] [2]
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]
Adults range in length from 4.2 to 4.6 millimetres (0.17 to 0.18 in) and width from 2.1 to 2.5 millimetres (0.083 to 0.098 in) and have a pale yellowish brown to reddish brown coloration. [3]