Rhinostomus is a genus of the true weevil family, Curculionidae and the monotypic tribe Rhinostomini. They include "yucca weevils" and were previously placed in a genus called Yuccaborus; in 2002, this was determined to be a taxonomic synonym of Rhinostomus, and the species, Y. frontalis, was moved to the genus Rhinostomus.

Rhinostomus
Museum specimen of Rhinostomus barbirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Genus: Rhinostomus
Rafinesque, 1815
Synonyms
  • Rhina Latreille, 1806 Homo.
  • Harpacterus Schoenherr, 1845 Syn.
  • Harpactericus Agassiz, 1846 Emend.
  • Harpacteriscus Agassiz, 1846 Lapsus
  • Rhinus Pierce, 1916 Lapsus

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