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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyladinae |
| Genus: | Cylas Latreille, 1802 |
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Species edit
These 24 species belong to the genus Cylas:
- Cylas aeneus Hustache, 1922
- Cylas brunneus (Olivier, 1790)
- Cylas coimbatorensis (Subramanian, 1958)
- Cylas compressus Hartmann, 1899
- Cylas curtipennis Fairmaire, 1884
- Cylas cyanescens Boheman, 1833
- Cylas femoralis Faust, 1898
- Cylas formicarius (Fabricius, 1798) (sweet potato weevil)
- Cylas freyi Voss, 1966
- Cylas glabripennis Hartmann, 1897
- Cylas hovanus Hustache, 1933
- Cylas impunctatus Faust, 1891
- Cylas laevicollis Boheman, 1833
- Cylas laevigatus Fåhraeus, 1871
- Cylas longicollis Guérin-Méneville, 1833
- Cylas nigrocoerulans Fairmaire, 1902
- Cylas nitens Hustache, 1929
- Cylas pumilus Marshall, 1953
- Cylas puncticollis Boheman, 1833
- Cylas robustus Faust, 1895
- Cylas rufipes Faust, 1893
- Cylas semipunctatus Fåhraeus, 1871
- Cylas submetallicus Desbrochers des Loges, 1890
- Cylas vandenplasi Burgeon, 1936
References edit
- ^ a b "Cylas Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Cylas". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Cylas genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading edit
- 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.
External links edit
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