Rhinaria (weevil)


Rhinaria is an Australian genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae and subfamily Cyclominae.

Description

According to the original description by William Kirby, weevils in this genus have an oblong-ovate body. The labrum is barely distinct while the labium is subtrapezoidal. The mandibles are edentate. The maxillae are open. The palps are very short and conical. The mentum is quadrate. The antennae are entire with closely connected segments and 3-segmented clubs. The thorax is subglobose.

Species

The following species are included in this genus:Rhinaria aberrans Lea, 1904Rhinaria caliginosa Pascoe, 1872Rhinaria concavirostris Lea, 1904Rhinaria convexirostris Lea, 1904Rhinaria cristata Kirby, 1819Rhinaria excavata Boisduval, 1835Rhinaria fasciata Pascoe, 1873Rhinaria favosa Lea, 1904Rhinaria foveipennis Pascoe, 1872Rhinaria granulosa Rhinaria grisea Boisduval, 1835Rhinaria rugosa Boisduval, 1835Rhinaria signifera Pascoe, 1883Rhinaria tessellata Pascoe, 1883Rhinaria tibialis Blackburn, 1892Rhinaria tragocephala Lea, 1904