Rhinotia hemisticta

Long-nosed weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Belidae
Genus:	Rhinotia
Species:	R. hemisticta
Binomial name
	Rhinotia hemisticta; (Germar, 1848)

Rhinotia hemisticta is a species of beetle in the genus Rhinotia of the family Belidae, commonly referred to as the long-nosed weevil, or long nosed weevil.^[1] It is found in Australia,^[1] is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, and is found in wooded lands.^{[citation needed]}

It was first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1848 as Belus hemistictus.^[2]^[3]

A long-nosed weevil feeding on acacia leaves in south east New South Wales
High magnification image of a long nosed weevil showing head detail
Taking flight

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Long Nosed Weevil (Rhinotia hemistictus)". OzAnimals Australian wildlife. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhinotia hemisticta". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
^ Ernst Friedrich Germar (1848). "Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Adelaide" (PDF). Linnaea entomologica (in German). 3: 153–247. Wikidata Q108464804.

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[Ozanimals-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Long Nosed Weevil (Rhinotia hemistictus)". OzAnimals Australian wildlife. Retrieved 2017-01-05.

[2] "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhinotia hemisticta". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[3] Ernst Friedrich Germar (1848). "Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Adelaide" (PDF). Linnaea entomologica (in German). 3: 153–247. Wikidata Q108464804.

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