A robust beetle with a characteristic snout on the front of the head; wing cases often sculptured and toughened; antennae club-like, with elbow joint; species include many important pests such as the grain weevil and cotton boll weevil. (Order: Coleoptera. Family: Curculionidae, c.60 000 species.)
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Female Liophloeus tessulatus |
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Nemonychidae - pine flower weevils |
A weevil is a beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily.
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