Cybister ventralis

Cybister ventralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Cybister
Species:	C. ventralis
Binomial name
Cybister ventralis Sharp, 1882
Synonyms
Cybister crassus Sharp, 1882 Cybister (Meganectes) ventralis Sharp, 1882 Cybister gracilis Sharp, 1882 (misiden.)

Cybister ventralis, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China.[1][2][3][4]

Adult beetles are edible and consumed in fried form.[5][6]

References

1. "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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3. "Cybister ventralis". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
4. "On the identity of Cybister chinensis MOTSCHULSKY, 1854 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau 77 43–48 Wien, Juli 2007. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
5. "Cybister ventralis". 14.139.223.245. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
6. "Cytogenetic analysis of three edible Cybister species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Manipur, India". International Journal of Research in Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Retrieved 2021-08-07.