Rhinaria is an Australian genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae and subfamily Cyclominae.
Description According to the original description by William Kirby, weevils in this genus have an oblong-ovate body. The labrum is barely distinct while the labium is subtrapezoidal. The mandibles are edentate (without teeth). The maxillae are open ("apertæ"). The palps are very short and conical. The mentum is quadrate. The antennae are entire with closely connected segments and 3-segmented clubs. The thorax is subglobose.
Species The following species are included in this genus:
Rhinaria aberrans Lea, 1904 Rhinaria caliginosa Pascoe, 1872 Rhinaria concavirostris Lea, 1904 Rhinaria convexirostris Lea, 1904 Rhinaria cristata Kirby, 1819 Rhinaria excavata Boisduval, 1835 Rhinaria fasciata Pascoe, 1873 Rhinaria favosa Lea, 1904 Rhinaria foveipennis Pascoe, 1872 Rhinaria granulosa (Fåhraeus, 1842) Rhinaria grisea Boisduval, 1835 Rhinaria rugosa Boisduval, 1835 Rhinaria signifera Pascoe, 1883 Rhinaria tessellata Pascoe, 1883 Rhinaria tibialis Blackburn, 1892 Rhinaria tragocephala Lea, 1904
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