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Rhinotia hemisticta

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Long-nosed weevil
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Belidae
Subfamily: Belinae
Genus: Rhinotia
Species:
R. hemisticta
Binomial name
Rhinotia hemisticta
(Germar, 1848)

Rhinotia hemisticta is a species of weevil in the family Belidae, commonly referred to as the long-nosed weevil, or long nosed weevil.[1] It is found in Australia,[1] is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, and is found in wooded areas.[citation needed]

It was first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1848 as Belus hemistictus.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Long Nosed Weevil (Rhinotia hemistictus)". OzAnimals Australian wildlife. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhinotia hemisticta". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ Ernst Friedrich Germar (1848). "Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Adelaide" (PDF). Linnaea entomologica (in German). 3: 153–247. Wikidata Q108464804.