''Rhinotia hemisticta'' is a species 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 families, ...

in the family

Belidae Belidae is a family of weevils, called belids or primitive weevils because they have straight antennae, unlike the "true weevils" or Curculionidae which have geniculate (elbowed) antennae. They are sometimes known as "cycad weevils", but this pro ...

, commonly referred to as the long-nosed weevil, or long nosed weevil. It is found in Australia, is about long, and is found in wooded areas. It was first described by

Ernst Friedrich Germar Ernst Friedrich Germar (3 November 1786 – 8 July 1853) was a German professor and director of the Mineralogical Museum at Halle. As well as being a mineralogist he was interested in entomology and particularly in the Coleoptera and Hemiptera. ...

in 1848 as ''Belus hemistictus''. Image:Long nosed weevil on acacia leaves.jpg, A long-nosed weevil feeding on acacia leaves in south east New South Wales Image:Rhinotia hemistictus (Long Nosed Weevil).jpg, High magnification image of a long nosed weevil showing head detail Image:Kioloa fauna 127.jpg, Taking flight

References

Belidae Beetles of Australia Beetles described in 1848 {{Belidae-stub