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Copelatus predaveterus

Description

Copelatus predaveterus 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 K. B. Miller in 2003.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6995552https://www.gbif.org/species/6995552
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)222213https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=222213
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Copelatus : Copelatus predaveterus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Copelatus : Copelatus predaveterus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderAdephagaClairville 1806
familyDytiscidae
subfamilyCopelatinaeVan den Branden 1885
genusCopelatusErichson 1832
speciesCopelatus predaveterusMiller 2003
Generic NameCopelatus
Scientific NameCopelatus predaveterus Miller, 2003
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Copelatus predaveterusspeciesbelongs to Copelatusstated with evidenceMiller, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. B. Miller. 2003. Copelatus predaveterus name, in The unusual occurrence of aquatic beetles in amber, Copelatus aphroditae Balke, n. sp. and C. predaveterus Miller, n. sp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105:809-815
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copelatus_predaveterus

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2003Copelatus predaveterus Miller p. 812 figs. 2-4

References

Miller K. B. (2003) Copelatus predaveterus name, in The unusual occurrence of aquatic beetles in amber, Copelatus aphroditae Balke, n. sp. and C. predaveterus Miller, n. sp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105, 809-815
K. B. Miller (2003) Copelatus predaveterus name, in The unusual occurrence of aquatic beetles in amber, Copelatus aphroditae Balke, n. sp. and C. predaveterus Miller, n. sp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae): Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington: 809--815 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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