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Cybister ventralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
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.

Adult beetles are edible and consumed in fried form.

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.
2. "Cybister ventralis Sharp, 1882". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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.

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