generally the same length as the rostrum. The

antennae are angled (geniculate) and the first

segment is withdrawn into a groove during drilling,

to protect the antennae from harm. The female lays

a single egg in each hole, and the larvae that hatch

from the egg are white legless grubs, which develop

surrounded by food and protected from desiccation,

predators, and parasitoids. Numerous species, such

galls made by wasps on the leaves of

the host plants, and the South American

Ludovix fasciatus oviposits (lays its eggs) in

the egg cases of the grasshopper Cornops

aquaticum (Orthoptera), one of the few

cases of carnivory in the weevils

above | Curculio nucum The Hazelnut

Weevil drills into hazelnuts and lays

one egg in each nut. It can be a minor

pest of nut agriculture.

as those in the genus Curculio, lay their eggs in nuts or

seeds, and the larvae grow within the protection of

the seed’s shell.

right | Erodiscus This Pinocchio

Weevil from South America has one

of the longest rostra of any weevil

relative to its body length.