''Rhinaria'' is an Australian genus of weevils in the family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

and subfamily Cyclominae.

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

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are edentate (without teeth). The

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are open ("apertæ"). The palps are very short and conical. The

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is quadrate. The antennae are entire with closely connected segments and 3-segmented clubs. The

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is subglobose.

Species

The following species are included in this genus: * '' 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14923189 Cyclominae Beetles of Australia Beetles described in 1819 Curculionidae genera