Cybister japonicus

Cybister japonicus
male Cybister chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Dytiscidae
Genus:Cybister
Species: C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cybister chinensis
Motschulsky, 1854
Synonyms

Cybister japonicus Sharp, 1873

Cybister chinensis is a species of diving beetle native to East Asia. It is predatory, feeding on tadpoles, small fish and aquatic insects, and adults are about 3.3–4.2 cm (1.3–1.7 in) long.[1]

References

  1. Ohba, S.-Y. (2009). "Ontogenetic Dietary Shift in the Larvae of Cybister japonicus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Japanese Rice Fields". Environmental Entomology. 38 (3): 856–860. doi:10.1603/022.038.0339.


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