Capelatus

Capelatus is a monotypic genus of diving beetle found on the Cape Peninsula, close to Cape Town, South Africa.[1]

Capelatus prykei
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Capelatus

Turner & Bilton, 2015
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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

  1. "New Species of Beetle Found Living in Africa". University of Plymouth Press Office. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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