Cybister explanatus
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| Species: | C. explanatus
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| Cybister explanatus LeConte, 1852
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Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.
Use as food
The adults of this species are edible[1] and are eaten roasted and as a taco filling in Mexico.[2]
References
- ^ Jongema, Yde (March 2012). "List of edible insects of the world" (PDF). Wageningen University. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ 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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