Cybister explanatus

Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

Cybister explanatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Dytiscidae
Subfamily:
Dytiscinae
Tribe:
Cybistrini
Genus:
Cybister
Species:
C. explanatus
Binomial name
Cybister explanatus
LeConte, 1852

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. Jongema, Yde (March 2012). "List of edible insects of the world" (PDF). Wageningen University. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. 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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