Cylas formicarius

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

Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Brentidae
Genus:	Cylas
Species:	C. formicarius
Binomial name
Cylas formicarius (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
Attelabus formicarius Fabricius, 1798 Brentus formicarius Fabricius, 1798 Cylas turcipennis Boheman, 1833