Jumping weevil  (Rhynchaenus testaceus)

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Description

This small jumping weevil, formerly known as Orchestes scutellaris (2), is reddish in colour, and has a long, elongated snout known as a 'rostrum' (4). It also has enlarged hind femora adapted to jumping (a characteristic of the genus) (2).

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