Microphthalmic
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Alaocybites
A genus of small, eyeless or microphthalmic weevils in the family Raymondionymidae. Originally described from California with two eyeless species, the genus was later discovered in the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray) and represented by a fossil in Alaska. The genus is characterized by reduced or absent eyes and the absence of tarsomere IV on all legs, traits associated with edaphic (soil-dwelling) habits.