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Cybister
Cybister ('kybistētēr' = diver, tumbler), is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. They are found in much of the world, including all continents except Antarctica. As of 2021 there are 96 species and 9 additional subspecies among four subgenera in the genus.
21 branches of this group, most-observed first
Fringed Diving Beetle
speciesCybister fimbriolatus
peardrop beetle
speciesCybister lateralimarginalis
Three-punctured Diving Beetle
speciesCybister tripunctatus
Golden Edge Diving Beetle
speciesCybister chinensis
Cybister explanatus
speciesCybister explanatus
Cybister rugosus
speciesCybister rugosus
Cybister lewisianus
speciesCybister lewisianus
Cybister limbatus
speciesCybister limbatus
Cybister confusus
speciesCybister confusus
Cybister occidentalis
speciesCybister occidentalis
Cybister senegalensis
speciesCybister senegalensis
Cybister buqueti
speciesCybister buqueti
Cybister gschwendtneri
speciesCybister gschwendtneri
Cybister guignoti
speciesCybister guignoti
Cybister natalensis
speciesCybister natalensis
Cybister nebulosus
speciesCybister nebulosus
Cybister schoutedeni
speciesCybister schoutedeni
Cybister ventralis
speciesCybister ventralis
Cybister godeffroyi
speciesCybister godeffroyi
Cybister bengalensis
speciesCybister bengalensis
Cybister guerini
speciesCybister guerini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1412892.