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A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). 2021

Jiří Hájek, and Helena Shaverdo, and Lars Hendrich, and Michael Balke
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00, Prague 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic National Museum Prague Czech Republic.

The first account of the genus Copelatus Erichson, 1832 in the Solomon Islands is provided, reporting 10 species for the Archipelago. Six of these are new to science: C. baranensis sp. nov., C. laevipennis sp. nov., C. urceolus sp. nov., and C. variistriatus sp. nov. from Guadalcanal and C. bougainvillensis sp. nov., and C. kietensis sp. nov. from Bougainville. Copelatus tulagicus Guignot, 1942, described from Tulaghi Island of the Solomons, is recorded from Guadalcanal and Santa Isabel for the first time. The widely distributed Australasian C. portior Guignot, 1956 is reported from the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal and Ontong Java Atoll) for the first time. Two species from Guadalcanal remain unidentified since they are so far known only from a limited number of females.

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