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Hoherius meinertzhageni, the ribbonwood fungus weevil, is an endemic New Zealand beetle that has been recorded feeding on the ribbonwood species Plagianthus regius and Plagianthus divaricatus and the mountain lacebark, Hoheria glabrata.

Taxonomy and description
This species was described by Thomas Broun from a specimen that was collected by F.H. Meinertzhagen, in Napier, New Zealand. This holotype specimen is stored in the Natural History Museum, London. Broun originally placed the species within the anthribid genus Araeocerus and named the species after its collector. ==Distribution==
Distribution
H. meinertzhageni has a widespread distribution across both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, from Auckland to Southland. It has been collected from sea level to over 1000 metres above sea level. ==Gallery==
Gallery
COLE Anthribidae Hoherius meinertzhageni m.png|Illustration by Des Helmore. Hoherius meinerzhageni dorsal.jpg|Dorsal view Hoherius meinerzhageni lateral.jpg|Lateral view Hoherius meinertzhageni 57036427.jpg|Hoherius meinertzhageni on a leaf ==References==
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