Cybister tripunctatus (Olivier, 1795) is a animal in the Dytiscidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cybister tripunctatus (Olivier, 1795)
Cybister tripunctatus is a large carnivorous diving beetle whose nominate subspecies averages 28 mm long and eats a range of aquatic prey including other related beetles.
Scientific name: Cybister tripunctatus (Olivier, 1795). For the nominate subspecies of this species, typical body length is around 28 millimeters. It is a large carnivorous beetle. Its diet includes tadpoles, fish, and a variety of aquatic insects: Culex species, chironomids, notonectid nymphs, damselfly larvae, and Pantala flavescens. It also feeds on related species that share its range: Cybister brevis and Cybister chinensis.
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