Weevilsare practically defined by their 'snout'. This elongated portion of thehead bears the mandibles and other mouthparts at its tip. The snout isused by the females of most species to chew holes into plant materialin which they lay their eggs. Adults and larvae of all weevils areplant feeders. The group also contains the notorious bark beetles(formerly recognized as a separate family Scolytidae). With over 600species in California, the weevils are our second most diverse familyof beetles (behind Staphylinidae).

 
Coal Oil Point hosts 7species of true weevils (Curculionidae), in addition to two species inmore primitive weevil families (on each of Anthribidae and Brentidae).Coastal specialist weevils include the dune inhabiting Trigonoscuta, and the driftwood feeding Elassoptes marinus.

Curculionid Photos (click to enlarge)
Elassoptes marinus	Trigonoscuta sp.	Sphenophorus sp.
unidentified cossonine