Anagotus oconnori

Anagotus oconnori or Astelia weevil is a large flightless weevil found in New Zealand. It was first collected on Mount Quoin in Wellington from Astelia by Mr A.C. O'Connor after whom this species was named.

Astelia weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Anagotus
Species:	A. oconnori
Binomial name
Anagotus oconnori (Broun, 1910)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Phaedropholus oconnori Broun, 1910

Description

This weevil is reddish-brown with shining black areas on the mandibles, elytra, thorax and end of the rostrum. It has paler colouration on the sides and posterior of the elytra.^[1]

Distribution

The astelia weevil is found in alpine areas in both the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.^[2] These include the Tararua Range on the North Island^[3] and Mount Arthur on the South Island.^[4] They have also been found to be abundant on Astelia nivicola in northwest Nelson.^[2]