CURCULIONIDAE
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . In 1998 it was recognized as the largest animal family, with over 40 000 species described worldwide at that time. However, it is surpassed by the family Ichneumonidae with over 60 000 species. Even among the beetles, the family Staphylinidae, with 58 000 species, surpasses it.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Curculionidae
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