Cybister explanatus

Cybister explanatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Dytiscinae
Tribe: Cybistrini
Genus: Cybister
Species: C. explanatus
Binomial name
Cybister explanatus
LeConte, 1852

Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

The adults of this species are edible[1] and are eaten roasted and as a taco filling in Mexico.[2]

References

  1. Jongema, Yde (March 2012). "List of edible insects of the world" (PDF). Wageningen University. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. Ramos-Elorduy, J. & Pino M. (1990). Caloric content of some edible insects of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Quimica de Mexico 34(2): 56–68.
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