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Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug

Rhinotia suturalis

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aphanesthes succine Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

Rhinotia suturalis, common names include Tailed Weevil, Belid Weevil, and Sutural Belid Weevil. Belonging within the Primitive Weevils family Belidae, superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles).

Rhinotia suturalis, Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Curculionoidea
  • Family: Belidae
  • Subfamily: Belinae
  • Tribe: Belini
  • Genus: Rhinotia
  • Species: Rhinotia suturalis

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Rhinotia suturalis, SA © Marianne Broug
  2. Australasian Beetles Only, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639
  3. Rhinotia suturalis (MacLeay, 1826), Tailed Weevil, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Rhinotia suturalis

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aphanesthes succine Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

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