Xestogaster

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

Taxonomy

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

Species

Xestogaster contains four described species:

1. Xestogaster mucorea <small>(Kirsch, 1889)</small> – Peru
2. Xestogaster porosa <small>(Marshall, 1922)</small> – Colombia
3. Xestogaster squalida <small>(Marshall, 1922)</small> – Colombia
4. Xestogaster viridilimbata <small>(Bovie, 1907)</small> – 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.

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