Mark Newton - WILD South Australia
Rhinotia cf. anguinea (Belinae)
Long-nosed weevil, not the same family as your standard weevil, this one belongs to Belidae and is in a genus with many species, however I found a good 'compares with' - Rhinotia sp. cf. anguinea. Found a few on an Acacia sp. About roughly 15mm, Morgan. They can be distinguished from other weevils by the combination of the presence of a rostrum, lack of an elbow in the antennae and longish cylindrical body shape.
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