Topic summary
Ithycerinae
Extracted from the Wikipedia article New York weevil.
Though it was originally placed in Curculionidae, coleopterists have long agreed that Ithycerus belongs in a different family, as it does not have geniculate (elbowed) antennae, a characteristic of true weevils. It has been traditionally considered as the only species in its own family, Ithyceridae, but more recent classifications place it as the sole member of the subfamily Ithycerinae in the family Brentidae.