Rhinotia hemisticta
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| Long-nosed weevil | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Belidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotia |
| Species: | R. hemisticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotia hemisticta (Germar, 1848)
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Rhinotia hemisticta is a species of weevil in 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 areas.[citation needed]
It was first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1848 as Belus hemistictus.[2][3]
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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 -
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References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhinotia hemistictus.
- ^ 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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