Hoherius

Hoherius meinertzhageni, the ribbonwood fungus weevil, is an endemic New Zealand beetle[1] that has been recorded feeding on the ribbonwood species Plagianthus regius and Plagianthus divaricatus and the mountain lacebark, Hoheria glabrata.

[3] This holotype specimen is stored in the Natural History Museum, London.

[4] This species is remarkable for its distinctive flat and white rostrum, which is as wide as the thorax in male specimens.

[3] This species is sexually dimorphic with males conspicuously larger than females.

[5] H. meinertzhageni has a widespread distribution across both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, from Auckland to Southland.