Biology:Copelatus divisus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Copelatus divisus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Copelatus
Species:
C. divisus
Binomial name
Copelatus divisus
Watts, 1978

Copelatus divisus 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 Chris Watts in 1978.[1][2]

The Australian Faunal Directory considers Copelatus divisus to be a synonym of Copelatus portior Guignot, 1956.[3]

It is found in coastal rainforest in Papua New Guinea, and in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5168402 entry