A New Zealand species that had a number of greater Hobart sightings during 2021. Thanks to Otto Bell for drawing our attention to the species. Name now updated to Pittosporobius crassus
Pittosporobius crassus, formerly Stephanorhynchus crassus
Early April 2021
Hobart
on Pittosporum
Identification confirmation thanks to Samuel Brown
Photos KE
References:
Mazur, M. A., & Brown, S. D. J. (2024). A review of the genus Stephanorhynchus White, 1846 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Eugnomini), with a description of three new genera and one new species from New Zealand. The European Zoological Journal 91(1): 457-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2024.2319789