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apionine (subfamily)
Tiny weevil with ribbed elytra and elongated rostrum appears to be contemplating a leafy lunch.
Suburban park reserve.
Thank you for the ID Stephen Thorpe http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations... http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Aug 31, 2013
Submitted on Aug 31, 2013
10 Comments
Great info thanks all.
Love these little guys! I really like that second picture!
Thank you Steve. I will await a response, as I am out of my depth.
Thank you for your interest.
Anthonomus also seem to invariably have antennal insertion points closer to the mouth ...
All due respect to Ken, but the scapes look too short for Anthonomus. Though it could just be the photos. What is it eating? Looks like Eucalyptus, is it? That might give us a clue...
I have local advice on the genus and need to revise the previous notes.
The genus is Anthonomus. Thank you Ken Walker
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthonomus
Thank you stho002
I agree with Apioniniae as a subfamily
Bug guide calls these pear-shaped weevils.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/20247
Our local site calls them seed weevils, so I will go with that.
http://www.padil.gov.au/barrow-island/Pe...
Not Sternochetus, looks like an apionine to me
Maybe Mark. I'll have to ask ken but I cannot load images onto BB tonight, so its here instead.
Sternochetus sp?