Xestogaster Explained

Xestogaster is a South American genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Sir Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922 (p. 221).^[2]

Species

Xestogaster contains four described species:

1. Xestogaster mucorea (Kirsch, 1889)^[3] – Peru
2. Xestogaster porosa (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia
3. Xestogaster squalida (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia
4. Xestogaster viridilimbata (Bovie, 1907)^[4] – Brazil

Description

Members of the genus Xestogaster are similar to members of the genera Exorides and Compsus.

According to Marshall:

Distribution

The genus Xestogaster is distributed in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Alonso-Zarazaga. M. A.. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) excluding Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Lyal. C. H. C.. Entomopraxis. 1999. Barcelona, Spain. 315 pp.
2. Marshall. Guy A. K.. 1922. VI. On New Genera and Species of Neotropical Curculionidae.. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. en. 70. 1–2. 181–224. 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1922.tb02830.x. 1365-2311.
3. Kirsch. T.. 1889. Coleopteren gesammelt in den Jahren 1868-1877 auf einer Reise durch Süd Amerika von Alphons Stübel. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königl. Zoologischen und Anthropologisch-Etnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 1888–1889. 1–58 + 4pt.
4. Bovie. A.. 1907. Notes sur les Curculionides [Première partie]]. Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 51. 67–71.
5. Wibmer. G. J.. O'Brien. C. W.. 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 39. 1–563.