Erirhinidae
Common name:
Wetland weevilsNumber of species:
13Size Range:
3-9mmTarsi:
4-4-4. Lobed.Images:
Description:
13 British species, mostly found at the waterside on floating or emergent vegetation or in litter. Mostly compact, brown-black beetles with elbowed (geniculate) antennae, long rostrums and smooth elytra. The group includes Stenopelnus rufinasus Gyllenhal, a North American species which feeds on water fern, Azolla filiculoides.