Copelatus glyphicus

Copelatus glyphicus
Conservation status
Unranked (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Copelatus
Species:	C. glyphicus
Binomial name
Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
Colymbetes glyphicusSay, 1823 Copelatus decemstriatusAubé, 1838

Copelatus glyphicus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1823. ^{[1] [2]}

Ventral view

Distribution

Copelatus glyphicus is widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and southern Canada, ^[1] ranging from Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas. ^[3]

Description

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]

References

1. "Copelatus glyphicus Engraved Predaceous Diving Beetle". NatureServe. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
2. "Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
3. 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.