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Coptodera championi

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Coptodera championi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Coptodera
Species:
C. championi
Binomial name
Coptodera championi
Bates, 1883

Coptodera championi is a ground beetle in the subfamily Lebiinae.[1] It is known from Colombia, Panama,[1][2] and Nicaragua.[1]

Description

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Males measure 7.3–8.9 mm (0.29–0.35 in) and females 6.8–8.8 mm (0.27–0.35 in) in body length. The head and pronotum are metallic green. The elytra are rufo-piceous to piceous and have greenish luster and testaceous markings. The lateral margins of pronotum and elytra have cyaneous luster.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Coptodera (Coptodera) championi Bates, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Shpeley, Danny & Ball, George Eugene (1993). "Classification, reconstructed phylogeny and geographical history of the New World species of Coptodera Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiini)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 124: 1–182 [45, Table II & III].