Cylas formicarius

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.[1][2][3]

Sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius

Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Cylas
Species:
C. formicarius
Binomial name
Cylas formicarius
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Attelabus formicarius Fabricius, 1798
  • Brentus formicarius Fabricius, 1798
  • Cylas turcipennis Boheman, 1833

References

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

Further reading

  • Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (2004). Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (eds.). Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. 39. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. ISBN 978-88-86041-35-5. ISSN 1121-7545.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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