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Naupactus cervinus
some weevils of the subfamily Entiminae have these "deciduous mandibular processes" that might be used for ecolsion from the pupal casing. They are supposedly broken off within a few hours of emergence.This could possibly be a newborn! aka Fullers rose weevil
Monterey ,ca
Spotted on Sep 19, 2016
Submitted on Sep 19, 2016
7 Comments
confirmed as Naupactus cervinus,by bug guide
" Do you know any weevil group with exodont mandibles except australian Meriphina (Curculionidae:Eugnomini)?
I have started study about comparative morphology and taxonomic significance of mouthparts in the tribe Eugnomini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Unfortunatelly I can not find any other examples of exodont mandibles in other weevils.
If anyone know this situation please inform me ;)"
Mr Mazul,
Opale university
Hi Lauren ,in the below link, this person is doing research on exodont mandibles in weevil.So you think that this spotting would be of use to him?Let me know so that i can send the info to him.thanks
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Do_you...
Thanks again for making it so interesting! It might be a new born!
This is really neat Hema! Apparently some weevils of the subfamily Entiminae have these "deciduous mandibular processes" that might be used for ecolsion from the pupal casing. They are supposedly broken off within a few hours of emergence. I have never seen a weevil with these. See these references: http://bugguide.net/node/view/588687
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1124261/bg...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1122452/bg....
Your weevil might be Naupactus cervinus. The "snout" is almost non-existent.
Thanks Lauren.Where is the snout though?
A broad-nosed weevil for sure, but those fang-like mandibles are amazing.