Tiny black weevil
Rhynolaccus formicarius
-37.9532, 145.255
Field Notes
Description:
Looking like a small shiny black ant, this is a small weevil about 4 mm long with a rounded abdomen and thorax and a slightly curved snout and short straight antennae. <br>
Legs were shiny black with thick femurs.
Habitat:
Spotted on wattle
Notes:
Family: Brentidae <br>
Subfamily: Apioninae <br> Weevils in this family are primitive weevils which are mostly xylophagous (wood eating), <br>
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a…
Reference Links:
Tiny Black Weevil - Myrmacicelus sp.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 7, 2019
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