Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae.^[1] Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico.^[2]

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Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Scyphophorus
Species:	S. acupunctatus
Binomial name
*Scyphophorus acupunctatus* Gyllenhaal, 1838
Synonyms
Rhyncophorus asperulus LeConte, 1857 Scyphophorus anthracinus Gyllenhal, 1838 Scyphophorus interstitialis Gyllenhal, 1838 Scyphophorus robustior Horn, 1873

Scyphophorus acupunctatus

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