Biology:Neoclypeodytes cinctellus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Neoclypeodytes cinctellus
Devils Hole Neoclypeodytes cinctellus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Neoclypeodytes
Species:
N. cinctellus
Binomial name
Neoclypeodytes cinctellus
(LeConte, 1852)

Neoclypeodytes cinctellus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3][4] It is a predator of the critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish and has distinctive brown patterning on its head and abdomen.[5][6]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q3923963 entry