Scyphophorus acupunctatus

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

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]

Sisal weevil, struggling to get up
Sisal weevil
Sisal weevil, found in the White Sands Monument in New Mexico

References

  1. ^ "Scyphophorus acupunctatus (agave weevil)". cabi.org. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "No One Wants to Dig for Worms Anymore". Eater.com. August 2023.
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