Species Copelatus simplex Clark, 1863

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Species Copelatus simplex Clark, 1863

Copelatus simplex Clark, H. 1863. Catalogue of the Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae of Australasia with descriptions of new species. Part II. Journal of Entomology 2: 14–23 [Jan. 1863] [21].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, TAS.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 2♂ 3♀.
Subsequent designation references:
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [131].
Copelatus victoriae Clark, H. 1863. Catalogue of the Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae of Australasia with descriptions of new species. Part II. Journal of Entomology 2: 14–23 [Jan. 1863] [22].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Melbourne, VIC.
Subsequent designation references:
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [131].
Copelatus labratus Sharp, D. 1882. On aquatic carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 2 2: 179-1003 [565].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Melbourne, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♀.
Subsequent designation references:
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [131].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [130]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: aquatic, predator.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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