Neoclypeodytes cinctellus

Neoclypeodytes cinctellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Neoclypeodytes
Species:
N. cinctellus
Binomial name
Neoclypeodytes cinctellus
(LeConte, 1852)

Neoclypeodytes cinctellus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3][4] It is a predator of the critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish and has distinctive brown patterning on its head and abdomen.[5][6]

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  4. ^ Perkins, P.D. (1980). "Larval and pupal stages of a predaceous diving beetle, Neoclypeodytes cinctellus (Leconte) (Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 82: 474–481 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ Feher, Karly (2019). "Winter dynamics in mountain lakes and impacts of an introduced species to the endangered Devils Hole pupfish". ScholarWorks | University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.