Cybister confusus

Cybister confusus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ^ "Cybister confusus Sharp, 1882". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  2. ^ Sharma, Rajnish Kumar; Agrawal, Nirupma (2012-06-01). "Faunal diversity of aquatic insects in Surha Tal of District - Ballia (U. P.), India". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 4: 60–64. doi:10.31018/jans.v4i1.223. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ "AQUATIC BEETLES (COLEOPTERA) OF CHHATTISGARH, INDIA". Rec. zool. Surv. India : 114(Part-1) : 105-110, 2014. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ Roy, S. P.; Sinha, D. K. (2002-06-27). "Predatory efficiency of Cybister confusus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on developmental stages of a major carp Catla catla Ham". Entomon. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ "Histopathological and histochemical changes in the midgut of Cybister confusus Sharp (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera)" (PDF). J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 253-257, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ Kallapur, V. L. (1970). "comparative study of leg and flight muscles of the beetle Cybister confusus (Dytiscidae, Coleoptera) with reference to their fibre diameter and fat, glycogen, succinic dehydrogenase, and lipase contents". Journal of animal morphology and physiology. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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