Species Copelatus portior Guignot, 1956
- Copelatus portior Guignot, F. 1956. Dytiscides récoltés par le Dr. L. Biró en Nouvelle Guinée et dans l’Île de Java (Coleoptera). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici ns 7: 51-60 [53].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (Printed labels “N. Guinea Biró 96; Seleo Berlinhaf.; ♂; Type; Holotypus"), Seleo, Berlinhafen” [Papua New Guinea, Sandaun Province, Seleo Island] [03°08'39.2"S, 142°28'56.9"E]. - Copelatus gentilis divisus Balfour-Browne, J. 1939. On Copelatus Er. and Leiopterus Steph. (Col. Dytiscidae) with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 88: 57-88 [79] [unavailable name].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, New Hebrides.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♂. - Copelatus divisus Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [122].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ (i.1930. L.E. Cheesmann. B.M. 1930-178.), New Hebrides [Vanuatu], Malekula Island.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♂, same data as Holotype.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal rainforest from around Darwin, and eastern QLD from Cape York to MAckay; SE Papua New Guinea
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADEPHAGA | 20-Oct-2020 | ADDED | Max Beatson (AM) |