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Cybister chinensis

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Cybister chinensis
male Cybister chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Cybister
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cybister chinensis
Motschulsky, 1854
Synonyms

Cybister japonicus Sharp, 1873

Cybister chinensis is a species of diving beetle native to East Asia. It is predatory, feeding on tadpoles, small fish and aquatic insects, and adults are about 3.3–4.2 cm (1.3–1.7 in) long.[1]

References

  1. ^ Ohba, S.-Y. (2009). "Ontogenetic Dietary Shift in the Larvae of Cybister japonicus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Japanese Rice Fields". Environmental Entomology. 38 (3): 856–860. doi:10.1603/022.038.0339. PMID 19508796.
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