''Cybister explanatus'' is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

Use as food

The adults of this species are

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and are eaten roasted and as a taco filling in

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.Ramos-Elorduy, J. & Pino M. (1990). Caloric content of some edible insects of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Quimica de Mexico 34(2): 56–68.

References

Edible insects Beetles and humans Beetles of North America Beetles described in 1852 Dytiscidae {{dytiscidae-stub