Cryptorhynchinae
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The Cryptorhynchinae is a large subfamily of weevils (Curculionidae), with some 6000 species.
They are distinguished by having their rostrum (snout) backwardly directed between their fore coxae in repose, and fitting within a protective channel that usually ends in a cup-like structure on the mesosternum (ventral mid thoracic segment). The ends of the tibiae also bear an uncus (small hook-like extensions).
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