Coptoptera Explained

Coptoptera is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in Coptoptera, found in South Africa and Mozambique.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Coptoptera:

• Coptoptera angusticollis Boheman, 1848 (South Africa)
• Coptoptera apicalis (Péringuey, 1896) (South Africa)
• Coptoptera brunnea Chaudoir, 1837 (South Africa)
• Coptoptera capicola Péringuey, 1896 (South Africa)
• Coptoptera longicollis Basilewsky, 1956 (South Africa)
• Coptoptera malvernensis (Barker, 1919) (South Africa)
• Coptoptera pugnax (Péringuey, 1896) (Mozambique)
• Coptoptera simplex (Péringuey, 1896) (South Africa)
• Coptoptera zuluana Basilewsky, 1956 (South Africa)