Cylas formicarius
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Cylas formicarius (14576849194).jpg
| genus = Cylas
| species = formicarius
| authority = (Fabricius, 1798)
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Attelabus formicarius | Fabricius, 1798
| Brentus formicarius | Fabricius, 1798
| Cylas turcipennis | Boheman, 1833
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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.
File:Sweet Potato Weevil. Cylas formicarius. Cyladinae, Brentidae. - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
References
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{{Cite web| title=Cylas formicarius Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=187849
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| access-date=2019-09-22
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{{Cite web| title=Cylas formicarius
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1171601
| website=GBIF
| access-date=2019-09-22
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{{Cite web| title=Cylas formicarius species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/66851
| website=BugGuide.net
| access-date=2019-09-22
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| title = Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
| date = 2004
| last1 = Sforzi | first1 = Alessandra
| last2 = Bartolozzi | first2 = Luca
| editor-last1 = Sforzi | editor-first1 = Alessandra
| editor-last2 = Bartolozzi | editor-first2 = Luca
| publisher = Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali
| series = Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino| volume = 39
| isbn = 978-88-86041-35-5
| issn = 1121-7545
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I
| date = 2013
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-26093-1
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II
| date = 2013
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-25916-4
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Cylas formicarius}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1798
Category:Agricultural pest insects
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