Biology:Scyphophorus acupunctatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Scyphophorus acupunctatus334.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Scyphophorus
Species:
S. acupunctatus
Binomial name
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Gyllenhaal, 1838
Synonyms
  • Rhyncophorus asperulus LeConte, 1857
  • Scyphophorus anthracinus Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Scyphophorus interstitialis Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Scyphophorus robustior Horn, 1873

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]

Sisal weevil, struggling to get up
Sisal weevil
Sisal weevil, found in the White Sands Monument in New Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "Scyphophorus acupunctatus (agave weevil)". http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/49421. 
  2. ↑ "No One Wants to Dig for Worms Anymore". https://www.eater.com/23806002/agave-worms-chinicuil-mexico-maguey-farming. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3476564 entry



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