Biology:Cybister confusus

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Cybister confusus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Cybister
Species:
C. confusus
Binomial name
Cybister confusus
Sharp, 1882

Cybister confusus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

It is a carnivorous fresh water beetle commonly found in ponds.[4] Alimentary canal of the adult is highly studied. It is a highly coiled tube with a length of 4 inches and divided into three regions: foregut, midgut and hindgut. Midgut is about one inch long with uniform diameter. Midgut consists with eight blind hepatic caeca.[5][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2230622 entry