Hybomorphus

Hybomorphus is a genus of weevil in the family Curculionidae.^[3] There is just one species in the genus, the type species, Hybomorphus melanosomus,^[3] the Lord Howe Island ground weevil.^[1]

Hybomorphus
Dorsal image
Conservation status
Extinct[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Curculioninae
Tribe:	Storeini
Genus:	†Hybomorphus Saunders & Jekel, 1855
Species:	†H. melanosomus
Binomial name
†Hybomorphus melanosomus Saunders & Jekel, 1855

The genus and the type species were first described by William Wilson Saunders and Henri Jekel in 1855.^[3][4]

The weevil is now presumed extinct, not having been seen since the late 19th century despite intensive collecting effort.^[1][2]