Coptodera maculata

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Coptodera maculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Coptodera
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Coptodera maculata
Dupuis, 1912
Synonyms
  • Coptodera formosana var. maculataDupuis, 1912 (basionym)
  • Coptodera (Coptoderina) maculataDupuis, 1912 [1]

Coptodera maculata is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Lebiinae. [1] It is endemic to Taiwan. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

Coptodera maculata measure 6.1–6.7 mm (0.24–0.26 in) in body length. The head and clypeus are brunneous to rufo-piceous. The pronotum is rufo-piceous with clearly lighter, testaceous to rufo-brunneous lateral margins. The elytra are black. There are two pairs of testaceous markings. [3]

Habitat

Adults occur in mixed forest of montane areas at elevations between 100 and 950 m (330 and 3,120 ft). Specimens have been collected in January–September. Little is known about the ecology of this species. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coptodera (Coptoderina) maculata Dupuis, 1912". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coptodera maculata Dupuis, 1912". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Hunting, Wesley & Yang, Man-Miao (2019). "A taxonomic review of the pericaline ground-beetles in Taiwan, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)". ZooKeys. 816: 1–164. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.816.29738 . PMC   6341056 .
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