| Cylas formicarius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Genus: | Cylas |
| Species: | C. formicarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylas formicarius (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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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
References
- 1 2 "Cylas formicarius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Cylas formicarius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Cylas formicarius species Information". BugGuide.net. 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. 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.
External links
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