Copelatus gardineri 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 Hugh Scott in 1912.[2]
| Copelatus gardineri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Copelatus |
| Species: | C. gardineri
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| Binomial name | |
| Copelatus gardineri | |
Scott collected specimens from the Seychelles islands of Praslin, Silhouette, and Mahé.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Scott, Hugh (1912). "Coleoptera, Lamellicornia and Adephaga". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series—Zoology. 15 (2): 257–258.
- ^ Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 31 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015