Cybister explanatus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 edit
The 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.
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