The Attelabidae is a widespread family of primitive weevils, because their straight antennae are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdomen. Some members of this family have long necks and may be called giraffe weevils. A few species are considered minor agricultural pests, feeding on flower buds, fruits, and terminal shoots, or are leaf miners. The subfamily Attelabinae are the true leaf rollers with the female cuting slits into leaves to deposit her eggs, and rolls that part of the leaf in which the larvae will feed.