Common name
Wetland weevils
Number of species
13
Size Range
3-9mm
Tarsal formula
4-4-4
Lobed
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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.