''Rhinoncus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
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["Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, web]
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It includes ''
Rhinoncus castor'', ''
Rhinoncus bruchoides'', ''
Rhinoncus occidentalis'', ''
Rhinoncus pericarpius'' (
Linné, 1758), ''
Rhinoncus perpendicularis'', ''
Rhinoncus pyrrhopus'', ''
Rhinoncus scoliasus'', ''
Rhinoncus squamipennis'' and others. They consume
polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants known Common name, informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The Botanical name, name is Basionym, based on the genus ''Polygonum'', ...
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References
Baridinae genera
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