Copelatus glyphicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Copelatus |
| Species: | C. glyphicus
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| Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)
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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]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copelatus glyphicus.
- ^ a b c "Copelatus glyphicus Engraved Predaceous Diving Beetle". NatureServe. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
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