Neoclypeodytes cinctellus explained

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

Further reading

• Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. 2012. Bousquet . Yves. ZooKeys. 245. 1–1722. 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. 3577090. 23431087. free. 2012ZooK..245....1B.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.

Notes and References

1. 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 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. Web site: Feher . Karly . 2019 . Winter dynamics in mountain lakes and impacts of an introduced species to the endangered Devils Hole pupfish . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319023011/https://scholarworks.unr.edu/handle/11714/6038 . 2022-03-19 . 2022-03-18 . ScholarWorks University of Nevada, Reno.