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Straight-snouted Weevil

Ankleineella sp

Description:

This small brown weevil was about 6 mm long. Head, thorax and abdomen were elongated with a rostrum pointing straight out between beaded antennae. The thorax was was thicker posteriorly giving it an elongated pear shape. A shallow groove ran through the length of it. Elytra were grooved with an ill-defined black patch near the middle of each inner margin.

Habitat:

Spotted at dusk on a spotted gum ( E. maculata)

Notes:

I am not able to find much information on this genus, except to say that there are a few species. Superfamily: Curculionoidea family: Brentidae

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 30, 2014
Submitted on Mar 31, 2014

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