True Weevils

The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. At the present state of documentation, they are the largest animal family with approximately 6,000 genera and 77,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.

They include the bark beetles as the subfamily Scolytinae, which are modified in shape in accordance with their wood-boring lifestyle. They do not much resemble other weevils, so they were traditionally considered a distinct family, Scolytidae. The family also includes the ambrosia beetles, of which the present-day subfamily Platypodinae was formerly considered the distinct family Platypodidae.