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FAMILY CURCULIONIDAE
- This page contains information and pictures about Broad-nosed Weevils in subfamily Entiminae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland,
Australia
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 - Broad-nosed Weevil
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- Entiminae commonly referred to as the Adelognatha. Adults of this subfamily are characterized by having a relatively short and
stout rostrum, boarder at the tip. They are from moderate to large size. The larvae
usually live in soil and feed on root of host plants.
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- Early summer females lay eggs on leaves. The grubs hatch and crawl
down the trunk to the roots, where they commence to feed. The
grubs pupate during late winter in soil. Adults come out during early
summer. They crawl up the tree and feed on young leaves. They find mates and
start a new life cycle.
- Wattle Pig Weevil
 - Leptopius maleficus or Leptopius nodicollis, body length female 20mm, male 15mm
- All
Leptopius are called Wattle Pigs. However, not all
Leptopius feed on wattle. We easily found many of them feeding on different species of Acacia leaf
during summer season. For more information and pictures please click on here.
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- Fruit-tree Root Weevil
 - Leptopius robustus, body length 10mm
- Please also check this page for more
infromation on this weevil.
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- Grey Root Weevil 1
  - Leptopius sp., body length 20mm
- We sometimes found the weevil on Red Ash and gum leaf, as shown in the above pictures. Please
check this page for details.
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- Grey Root Weevil 2
 
- Leptopius sp., body length 10mm
- We found this grey-black weevil (above picture) in Griffith University Nathan Campus in mid
winter 2002. It was sun bathing in side the Grass Tree. It
was dark grey in colour. After we took a few pictures, it dropped on to the
ground.
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- Peanut Weevil
- Leptopius sp., body length 10mm
- Above pictures was taken in Karawatha Forest in mid summer. This weevil was
always found on Ironbark gum trees. Please check this page for more
information.
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- Black Short Rostrum Weevil
 - Asceparnodes duplicatus, body length 8mm
- Picture taken in Karawatha Forest during
early summer. Please check this page
for more details.
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- Swamp Banksia Weevil
 
- ? Asceprnodes sp., body length 10mm, male and female
- We found this mating couple on a Swamp Banksia leaf in Alexandra Hill during mid
summer. More pictures and information please click on here.
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- White Short Rostrum Weevil
 - Myllocerus sp., body length 12mm
- Pictures taken on Nov 2007 in Yugarapul Park next to Bulimba Creek. Please
check this page for more
information.
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- Black Short-nosed Weevil
- ? Polyphrades sp., body length 12mm
- This weevil is dark brown in colour. Picture taken in Alexandra Hill during
early summer. Please click on here for
more information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 682.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p241.
- 3. Beetles
of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers,
1987, p173.
- 4. Australian Insects, An Introductory Handbook - McKeown, K.C., Royal Zoological Society., Sydney,
1945, p158.
- 5. A
Guide to the Beetles of Australia - George Hangay and Paul Zborowski,
CSIRO PUBLISHING April 2010, p215.
- 6.
Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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