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| Scyphophorus acupunctatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Scyphophorus |
| Species: | S. acupunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhaal, 1838 | |
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Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. [1] Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico. [2]
