Capelatus is a monotypic genus of diving beetle found on the Cape Peninsula, close to Cape Town, South Africa.[1]
| Capelatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Tribe: | Copelatini |
| Genus: | Capelatus |
| Species: | C. prykei |
| Binomial name | |
| Capelatus prykei Turner & Bilton, 2015 | |
The beetle's sole accepted species, Capelatus prykei, has no close relatives in Africa south of the Sahara, instead being related to beetles found in the Palaearctic and Australasia.
References
edit- ↑ "New Species of Beetle Found Living in Africa". University of Plymouth Press Office. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
External links
edit- Capelatus prykei gen. et sp.n. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae) – a phylogenetically isolated diving beetle from the Western Cape of South Africa Systematic Entomology Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue) published online: 9 APR 2015 doi:10.1111/syen.12128 Pdf
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