Cylas formicarius

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Cylas formicarius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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

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]

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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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