Cylas formicarius

Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Cylas
Species:
C. formicarius
Binomial name
Cylas formicarius
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Attelabus formicarius Fabricius, 1798
  • Brentus formicarius Fabricius, 1798
  • Cylas turcipennis Boheman, 1833

Cylas formicarius, the sweet potato weevil, is a species of sweet potato weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and temperate Asia.

Sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius

References

  1. 1 2 "Cylas formicarius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Cylas formicarius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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