Cocklebur Weevil??? - Rhynchophorus cruentatus

Moved

Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.

… Mike Quinn, 13 September, 2008 - 4:47pm

I have cropped this image...

in hopes than a better view will help determine species.

Good luck guys :)

… Ron M., 9 September, 2008 - 11:17pm

Moving -

to Weevils for now...

… Ken Schneider, 11 September, 2008 - 10:22am

It also reminds me of

Rhynchophorus cruentatus (the elytra look sort of flattened). How large was it?

… Skip Blanchard, 17 August, 2008 - 11:18am

1.25"

… Cletus, 17 August, 2008 - 11:41am

Thanks. Then I would be more inclined toward

Rhynchophorus cruentatus, the palmetto weevil. (It's good general practice to add a size to your other info if you can.)

… Skip Blanchard, 17 August, 2008 - 3:54pm

it's Rh. 5-punctatus

as i said. see http://bugguide.net/node/view/160914/bgimage

… v belov, 17 August, 2008 - 4:12pm

My apologies

I thought your identification was tentative.

… Skip Blanchard, 17 August, 2008 - 5:36pm

As I said

This is Rhynchophorus cruentatus. Rhodobaenus 5-punctatus has a knoblike swelling at the base of the beak whereas Rhynchophorus has only a slightly widened, longer basal portion to the beak that narrows less abruptly and further along the beak, as in the photo. I have several specimens of both at hand and have compared them to one another and to the photo.

… Skip Blanchard, 19 August, 2008 - 7:55pm

it's another Rhodobaenus (same genus)

(perhaps Rh. 5-punctatus)

… v belov, 16 August, 2008 - 8:32pm

I am even more persuaded of Rhynchophorus

after seeing the elarged (cropped) image. Combine the character that I mentioned above, the more flattened plane of the elytral disk, the more abruptly squared-off elytral apices, and the fact that the photographer said that it was about 1.25 inches long, and there seems to remain little argument as to its identity as Rhynchophorus.

… Skip Blanchard, 3 October, 2008 - 4:10pm