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][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Cybister |
| Species: | C. fimbriolatus
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| Cybister fimbriolatus (Say, 1825)
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Overview
editThese 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.
Taxonomy
editSubspecies
editThere were formerly two subspecies that belonged to the species Cybister fimbriolatus:
- Cybister fimbriolatus crotchi Wilke, 1920
- Cybister fimbriolatus fimbriolatus (Say, 1825)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ Miller, Kelly B. (2013). "Review of the genus Cybister Curtis, 1827 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae: Cybistrini) in North America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 67 (4): 401–410. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-67.4.401.
- ^ "Cybister fimbriolatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cybister fimbriolatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cybister fimbriolatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b Nilsson, A.N. (2015). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2015 (PDF). Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Umeå. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cybister fimbriolatus (Say, 1825)". IRMNG. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
Further reading
edit- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
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