Insecta - Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Full reference: M. Balke. 2003. Taxonomic names, 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
Belongs to Copelatus according to M. Balke 2003
Sister taxa: Copelatus convexus, Copelatus fossilis, Copelatus ponomarenkoi, Copelatus predaveterus, Copelatus stavropolitanus
Type specimen: Herrling coll 1153, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (Herrling Collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (Herrling Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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