Dryophthoridae

Curculionoidea • Coleoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus male (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Luigi Barraco
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Dryophthoridae

This family has more than 1000 species and is often regarded as a subfamily of the Curculionidae. It contains some of the largest weevils, up to 10 cm in length, and various serious pest species. The rostrum has a medium length and the distinguishing characters of the family are the structure of the mouthparts like the labium as well as the form of the antennae.

The following genera and individual species are currently entered under Dryophthoridae:

• Cosmopolites (genus)
• Dryophthorus americanus
• Metamasius (genus)
• Rhynchophorus (genus)

• Scyphophorus acupunctatus
• Sitophilus (genus)
• Sphenophorus (genus)