Rhynchaenus
Rhynchaenus is a genus of beetles alternatively placed in the subfamilies Rhynchaeninae or in Curculioninae, of family Curculionidae. It previously included the genus "Orchestes", but is now restricted to a smaller group of species, all of which occur in Europe, Japan, or North Africa and feed on Asteraceae plants. Reports of its occurrence in North America are erroneous. Species. A large number of species have been assigned under the "Rhynchaenus" genera although some species originally assigned to "Rhynchaenus" now belong in a different genera