Rhinaria (weevil)

Rhinaria
Rhinaria caliginosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Cyclominae
Tribe:	Aterpini
Genus:	Rhinaria Kirby, 1819
Species
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Rhinaria is an Australian genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae and subfamily Cyclominae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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 (without teeth). The maxillae are open ("apertæ"). 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. ^[4]

Species

The following species are included in this genus: ^{[1] [2]}

• Rhinaria aberrans Lea, 1904
• Rhinaria caliginosa Pascoe, 1872
• Rhinaria concavirostris Lea, 1904
• Rhinaria convexirostris Lea, 1904
• Rhinaria cristata Kirby, 1819
• Rhinaria excavata Boisduval, 1835
• Rhinaria fasciata Pascoe, 1873
• Rhinaria favosa Lea, 1904
• Rhinaria foveipennis Pascoe, 1872
• Rhinaria granulosa (Fåhraeus, 1842)
• Rhinaria grisea Boisduval, 1835
• Rhinaria rugosa Boisduval, 1835
• Rhinaria signifera Pascoe, 1883
• Rhinaria tessellata Pascoe, 1883
• Rhinaria tibialis Blackburn, 1892
• Rhinaria tragocephala Lea, 1904

References

1. "Genus: Rhinaria". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
2. "Genus Rhinaria Kirby, 1819". Australian Faunal Directory. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
3. "Rhinaria W.Kirby, 1819". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
4. Kirby, William (1819). "XXVII. A Century of Insects, including several new Genera described from his Cabinet". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 12 (2): 375–453. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1817.tb00239.x.