New adult host plant and distributional data for the Slender Red Weevil Rhinotia haemoptera (Coleoptera: Belidae) in North West Tasmania

摘要

The Slender Red Weevil Rhinotia haemoptera (Kirby, 1819) (Plate 1) occurs in coastal and near coastal mesic woodland habitats in south eastern Australia from southern Queensland, NSW, Victoria to south east South Australia (Hawkeswood et al. 1994). Only two registered voucher specimens are known from Tasmania, both collected at Taroona, Hobart in 2016 and housed in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) (Atlas of Living Australia (ALA, 2018a)). According to Hawkeswood et. al. (1994), R. baemoptera is considered rare to uncommon throughout its range. The status of the species in Tasmania is unknown with no literature records since it was first listed as occurring in the state by Lea (1906). Having collected coleoptera extensively in northern Tasmania for many years, the senior author suggests that encounter rates of R. haemoptera are low and discrete. Specimens may not be seen for years until localised, relatively dense concentrations of adults are opportunistically encountered during field work.