''Rhinoncus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...
.
["Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, web]
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It includes ''
Rhinoncus castor
''Rhinoncus castor'' is a species of weevil native to Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also ...
'', ''
Rhinoncus bruchoides'', ''
Rhinoncus occidentalis'', ''
Rhinoncus pericarpius
''Rhinoncus pericarpius'' is a species of Curculionidae, weevil native to Europe.Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de FranceBibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs/ref>
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'' (
Linné
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758), ''
Rhinoncus perpendicularis'', ''
Rhinoncus pyrrhopus
''Rhinoncus'' is a genus of weevil."Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, webBG-50260 It includes ''Rhinoncus castor'', '' Rhinoncus bruchoides'', '' Rhinoncus occidentalis'', ''Rhinoncus pericarpius'' (Linné, 1758), '' Rhino ...
'', ''
Rhinoncus scoliasus
''Rhinoncus'' is a genus of weevil."Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, webBG-50260 It includes ''Rhinoncus castor'', '' Rhinoncus bruchoides'', '' Rhinoncus occidentalis'', ''Rhinoncus pericarpius'' (Linné, 1758), '' Rhino ...
'', ''
Rhinoncus squamipennis
''Rhinoncus'' is a genus of weevil."Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, webBG-50260 It includes ''Rhinoncus castor'', '' Rhinoncus bruchoides'', '' Rhinoncus occidentalis'', ''Rhinoncus pericarpius'' (Linné, 1758), '' Rhino ...
'' and others. They consume
polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...
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References
Baridinae genera
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