A <em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 88488 - Psn: 18)

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 213210 - Psn: 20)

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 978773 - Psn: 55)

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 200456 - Psn: 62)

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 374845 - Psn: 77)

Copelatus glyphicus in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/26/2023). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 772366 - Psn: 78)

Copelatus glyphicus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/26/2023). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Copelatus glyphicus</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 193886 - Psn: 88)

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A Copelatus glyphicus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Copelatus glyphicus

Conservation status
Unranked (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Copelatus
Species:	C. glyphicus
Binomial name
*Copelatus glyphicus* (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
Colymbetes glyphicus Say, 1823 Copelatus decemstriatus Aubé, 1838

Copelatus glyphicus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1823.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

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Copelatus glyphicus is widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and southern Canada,^[1] ranging from Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas.^[3]

Description

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Adults range in length from 4.2 to 4.6 millimetres (0.17 to 0.18 in) and width from 2.1 to 2.5 millimetres (0.083 to 0.098 in) and have a pale yellowish brown to reddish brown coloration.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Copelatus glyphicus Engraved Predaceous Diving Beetle". NatureServe. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
^ "Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b Larson, D.J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R.E. (2000). Predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. pp. 51–52.

Taxon identifiers
Copelatus glyphicus	Wikidata: Q2290871 BOLD: 489020 BugGuide: 92372 CoL: 5ZWW4 EoL: 125315 GBIF: 1038642 iNaturalist: 217560 IRMNG: 10585851 ITIS: 112563 NatureServe: 2.108378 NCBI: 1150884 Open Tree of Life: 773897

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Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)

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