Nemonychidae

Number of species
1
Size Range
4-4mm
Tarsal formula
4-4-4
Lobed

Images:

  • Cimberis attelaboides
Description

Represented in Britain by one species, the 3-5mm Cimberis attelaboides (Fabricius).  This species is black, with yellow-white pubescence and red-brown appendages, and the long rostrum and un-elbowed antennae typical of the primitive weevils.  Larvae feed on pollen within the catkins of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris L.