Biology:Cylas formicarius

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Cylas formicarius
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boheman, 1833 Fabricius, 1798
  • Brentus formicarius Attelabus formicarius
  • Fabricius, 1798 Cylas turcipennis

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cylas formicarius Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=187849. 
  2. ↑ "Cylas formicarius". https://www.gbif.org/species/1171601. 

Further reading

  • Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (2004). Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. 39. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. ISBN 978-88-86041-35-5. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2659246 entry




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