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.

Use as food

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

References

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