Rhinotia haemoptera, the red weevil, is a weevil species in the family Belidae found in Australia.[1][2][3] They resemble net-winged beetles (Lycidae) in colour and are thought to mimic them.
Rhinotia haemoptera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Belidae |
Genus: | Rhinotia |
Species: | R. haemoptera
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Binomial name | |
Rhinotia haemoptera Kirby, 1819
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References
edit- ^ T J Hawkeswood, J. R. Turner and M Lebreton (1994). "The biology and host plants of the Australian weevil Rhinotia haemoptera (Kirby) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Belidae)". Spixiana. 17: 237–245.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhinotia haemoptera". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Kirby, W. (1819). "A century of insects, including several new genera described from his cabinet". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 12 (2): 375-453 [dated 1818] [427, pl.22 fig.7]. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1817.tb00239.x.