Morphological and molecular characterization of <i>Copelatus bacchusi</i> Wewalka, 1981 (Insecta: Dytiscidae) from Telangana, India
This study presents the first report of the aquatic beetle, Copelatus bacchusi Wewalka, 1981 from the state of Telangana. The current investigation deals with the morphological characters of C. bacchusi along with their images and mt DNA barcode data has been provided. The genetic distance of C. bacchusi is 11-16% from other available Copelatus species.
Authors
- M. Karuthapandi
- Shrikant Jadhav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3799-4793)
- Deepa Jaiswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-6025)
- Devadoss Kumar
- Shiva Shankar
Publication Details
- Journal
- Records of the Zoological Survey of India
- Published
- 2025-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v124/i3/2024/172439
- Primary Topic
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00