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Cybister explanatus

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Cybister explanatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Cybister
Species:
C. explanatus
Binomial name
Cybister explanatus
LeConte, 1852

Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae thatoccurs in western North America.[1]

Use as food

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The adults of this species are edible[2] and are eaten roasted and as a taco filling in Mexico.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Kelly B. (2013). "Review of the genus Cybister Curtis, 1827 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae: Cybistrini) in North America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 67 (4): 401–410. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-67.4.401.
  2. ^ Jongema, Yde (March 2012). "List of edible insects of the world" (PDF). Wageningen University. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ^ 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.