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]

Cylas formicarius
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Domain: Eukaryota
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
Sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius

References

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

Further reading

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  • Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (2004). Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (eds.). Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. Vol. 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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