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Semi-punctated Belid Weevil - Rhinotia semipunctata

Family BELIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Semi-punctated Belid Weevils that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 15mm
 
This beetle was found in a front yard in Yeerongpilly in summer. It look like a true weevil family member but its antenna is straight and not clubbed.
 
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We also found it in Karawatha Forest on Acacia during early summer. 
 
Reference:
1. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1987, p125.
2. Australian Weevils - Zimmerman, E.C., CSIRO PUBLISHING, 1991, Plate 42. 

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