Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.
Cybister explanatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Genus: | Cybister |
Species: | C. explanatus
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Binomial name | |
Cybister explanatus LeConte, 1852
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Use as food
editThe adults of this species are edible[1] and are eaten roasted and as a taco filling in Mexico.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.