Cybister fimbriolatus

{{short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Cybister fimbriolatus feeding.JPG | genus = Cybister | species = fimbriolatus | authority = (Say, 1825) }}

'''''Cybister fimbriolatus''''', the '''giant diving beetle''', is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.<ref name=Miller/><ref name=itis/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=buglink/><ref name=Nilsson2015/> thumb|Giant diving beetle, ''Cybister fimbriolatus'' thumb|Giant diving beetle, ''Cybister fimbriolatus''

==Overview== These beetles are active in summer and live in ponds or ditches, feeding on other aquatic arthropods. They are nocturnal but sometimes active during the day. For mating, the males have expanded front feet to help them grab hold of a female.

==Taxonomy==

=== Subspecies === There were formerly two subspecies that belonged to the species ''Cybister fimbriolatus'': * ''Cybister fimbriolatus crotchi'' Wilke, 1920 * ''Cybister fimbriolatus fimbriolatus'' (Say, 1825)

=== Synonyms === The species has these synonyms:<ref name="Nilsson2015" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Cybister fimbriolatus'' (Say, 1825) |url=https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10195600 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=IRMNG}}</ref>

* ''Dytiscus dissimilis'' (Dejean, 1821) * ''Dytiscus fimbriolatus'' (Say, 1823) * ''Cybister flavocinctus'' (Aubé, 1838) * ''Cybister dissimilis'' (Aubé, 1838) * ''Cybister ellipticus'' (LeConte, 1852) * ''Cybister cavicollis'' (Sharp, 1887) * ''Cybister crotchi'' (Wilke, 1920) ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Miller>{{cite journal |first=Kelly B. |last=Miller |title=Review of the genus ''Cybister'' Curtis, 1827 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae: Cybistrini) in North America |journal=The Coleopterists Bulletin |volume=67 |issue=4 |pages=401–410 |year=2013 |doi=10.1649/0010-065X-67.4.401}}</ref>

<ref name=itis> {{Cite web| title=''Cybister fimbriolatus'' Report | url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=112367 | website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>

<ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=''Cybister fimbriolatus'' | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1038681 | website=GBIF | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>

<ref name=buglink> {{Cite web| title=''Cybister fimbriolatus'' species Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/14513 | website=BugGuide.net | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>

<ref name=Nilsson2015>{{Cite book | title = A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2015 | date = 2015 | last1 = Nilsson | first1 = A.N. | publisher = Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Umeå | url = http://www2.emg.umu.se/projects/biginst/andersn/World%20catalogue%20of%20Dytiscidae%202015.pdf | access-date = 2019-09-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190726055144/http://www2.emg.umu.se/projects/biginst/andersn/World%20catalogue%20of%20Dytiscidae%202015.pdf | archive-date = 2019-07-26 | url-status = dead }}</ref> }}

==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite journal | title = Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico | date = 2012 | last1 = Bousquet | first1 = Yves | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 245| pages = 1–1722 | url = https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 | pmc=3577090 | pmid=23431087 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2012ZooK..245....1B }} * {{Cite book | title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga | date = 2017 | editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I. | editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A. | publisher = Apollo Books | isbn = 978-90-04-33029-0 }} {{refend}}

==External links== {{refbegin}} * {{Commons category-inline|Cybister fimbriolatus}} {{refend}}

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