| Lasiorynchus barbicornis | |
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| NZ Giraffe Beetle with mites attached to the thorax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Subfamily: | Brentinae |
| Genus: | Lasiorhynchus |
| Species: | L. barbicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasiorhynchus barbicornis (Fabricius, 1775) |
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Lasiorynchus barbicornis (sometimes referred to as Lasiorhyncus barbicornis), or the New Zealand giraffe beetle, is a straight-snouted weevil of the family Brentidae, endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori name, tuwhaipapa, derives from the Māori god of newly made canoes. The beetles display sexual dimorphism; males having a long protrusion on the head with antennae at the end, whilst females have a reduced protrusion with antennae about half way along. L. barbicornis New Zealand's longest beetle. Males measure up to 85mm, and females 45mm.