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Copelatus Taprobanicus
''Copelatus taprobanicus'' is a species of diving beetle endemic to Sri Lanka. It is part of the genus ''Copelatus'' in the subfamily Copelatinae Copelatinae is a subfamily of diving beetles, in the family Dytiscidae. The subfamily contains seven genera: '' Agaporomorphus'', ''Aglymbus'', ''Copelatus'', '' Exocelina'', '' Lacconectus'', '' Liopterus'', and '' Madaglymbus''. Of these, th ... of the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Wewalka & Vazirani in 1985. Description This oval, moderately convex beetle has a total body length of about 5 to 8 mm. Head blackish, and clypeus reddish anteriorly. Body punctation is moderate and quite regular. Pronotum blackish with reddish anterior angles. Pronotal punctation less dense and stronger, and irregular. Elytra black with reddish markings located between sixth dorsal stria and lateral margin. Reddish markings are also found in between fifth and sixth stria at the base. Elytral apices are reddish. Elytral punctation is moderate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving Beetle
The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a Family (biology), family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. The adults of most are between long, though much variation is seen between species. The European ''Dytiscus latissimus'' and Brazilian ''Megadytes ducalis'' are the largest, reaching up to and respectively. In contrast, the smallest is likely the Australian ''Limbodessus atypicali'' of subterranean waters, which only is about long. Most are dark brown, blackish, or dark olive (color), olive in color with golden highlights in some subfamilies. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers due to their voracious appetite. They have short, but sharp mandible (insect), mandibles and immediately upon biting, they deliver digestive enzymes into prey to suck their liquefied remains. The family includes more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copelatus
''Copelatus'' is a large genus of small diving beetles. There are some 470 described species in the genus, found worldwide, but they are most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia. Systematics The genus ''Copelatus'' is divided into several subgenera (''Colepatus'', ''Papuadytes'' etc.), some of which are sometimes treated as separate genera. It may be paraphyletic with respect to the smaller Copelatinae genera '' Lacconectus'' and ''Aglymbus''. The species include: Species * '' Copelatus abonnenci'' Guignot, 1939 * '' Copelatus acamas'' Guignot, 1955 * '' Copelatus advena'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Copelatus aemulus'' Bilardo & Rocchi, 1995 * '' Copelatus aequatorius'' Régimbart, 1899 * '' Copelatus aethiopicus'' Régimbart, 1906 * '' Copelatus agrias'' Guignot, 1954 * '' Copelatus aldabricus'' J.Balfour-Browne, 1950 * '' Copelatus alternatus'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Copelatus amaroides'' Guignot, 1952 * '' Copelatus amatolensis'' Omer-Cooper, 1965 * '' Copelatus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copelatinae
Copelatinae is a subfamily of diving beetles, in the family Dytiscidae. The subfamily contains seven genera: '' Agaporomorphus'', ''Aglymbus'', ''Copelatus'', '' Exocelina'', '' Lacconectus'', '' Liopterus'', and '' Madaglymbus''. Of these, the largest is ''Copelatus'', which has about 470 described species found worldwide, but most diverse in tropical South America, Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ... and South-East Asia. References Beetle subfamilies Dytiscidae {{Adephaga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dytiscidae
The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. The adults of most are between long, though much variation is seen between species. The European ''Dytiscus latissimus'' and Brazilian ''Megadytes ducalis'' are the largest, reaching up to and respectively. In contrast, the smallest is likely the Australian ''Limbodessus atypicali'' of subterranean waters, which only is about long. Most are dark brown, blackish, or dark olive in color with golden highlights in some subfamilies. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers due to their voracious appetite. They have short, but sharp mandibles and immediately upon biting, they deliver digestive enzymes into prey to suck their liquefied remains. The family includes more than 4,000 described species in numerous genera. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
