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black elongated bug with long snout - Sphenophorus cariosus
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black elongated bug with long snout - Sphenophorus cariosus
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
September 6, 2013
Many thanks for telling me what this black bug with an almost elephant-sized trunk/snout is....Denise K.
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Contributed by nature4me on 6 November, 2013 - 7:49am
Last updated 20 December, 2016 - 8:57pm

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… v belov, 20 December, 2016 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

ha! might be a nice one, even new to the guide
...but this shot might be a bit short of detail; pleeease try to get better pics of it

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… v belov, 6 November, 2013 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

 
Sometimes it's very hard to g
Sometimes it's very hard to get decent pics whether due to light, the position/proximity of the insect etc. I do my best and am very grateful for ALL the help I get from you at BG.
This being said, could it be this one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/167970/bgimage
… nature4me, 6 November, 2013 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
re: 167970
the species you've mentioned can be ruled out because of the lack of the frontal pronotal pit in your weevil, much more extensive impunctate callosities, and the basally elevated intervals ?3 & 7-8, among other things
… v belov, 6 November, 2013 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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