Cylas

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Cylas
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Cylas formicarius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Cyladinae
Genus: Cylas
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms [1]
  • Protocylas Pierce, 1941

Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas. [1] [2] [3]

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Cylas formicarius

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Cylas:

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References

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

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