Coptotomus
Say, 1830
Coptotomus is a of comprising approximately six extant and one extinct species. It represents the sole genus of the Coptotominae within . The genus has a disjunct distribution spanning North America and the Neotropics, with the extinct species known from Baltic amber in the Palearctic. Species were described between 1801 and 2020.
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Distribution
North America, Neotropics; one extinct (Coptotomus balticus) from Baltic amber in the Palearctic
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Taxonomic uniqueness
Coptotomus is the only in the Coptotominae, making it phylogenetically distinctive within .
Extinct species
Coptotomus balticus, described by Hendrich and Balke in 2020 from Baltic amber, represents the only known fossil member of the and extends its historical range into the Eocene Palearctic.
Species diversity
The contains six described extant : C. difficilis, C. interrogatus, C. longulus, C. loticus, C. serripalpus, and C. venustus.