Cylas

Cylas
Cylas formicarius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Cyladinae
Genus: Cylas
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Protocylas Pierce, 1941

Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the subfamily Brentinae and the monogeneric tribe Cyladini. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas.