Biology:Cybister fimbriolatus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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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. fimbriolatus
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| Cybister fimbriolatus (Say, 1825)
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Cybister fimbriolatus, the giant diving beetle, is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3][4]
Overview
These beetles are active in summer and live in ponds or ditches, feeding on other aquatic arthropods. They are nocturnal but sometimes active during the day. For mating, the males have expanded front feet to help them grab hold of a female.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Cybister fimbriolatus:
- Cybister fimbriolatus crotchi Wilke, 1920
- Cybister fimbriolatus fimbriolatus (Say, 1825)
References
- ↑ "Cybister fimbriolatus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=112367. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Cybister fimbriolatus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1038681. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Cybister fimbriolatus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/14513. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Nilsson, A.N. (2015). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2015. Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Umeå. http://www2.emg.umu.se/projects/biginst/andersn/World%20catalogue%20of%20Dytiscidae%202015.pdf. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMID 23431087. PMC 3577090. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2113258 entry
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