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Cylas

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Cylas
Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Cyladinae
Genus: Cylas
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms[1]
  • Protocylas Pierce, 1941

Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas.[1][2][3]

Cylas formicarius

Species

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These 24 species belong to the genus Cylas:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cylas Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Cylas". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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