Xestogaster
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| Xestogaster | |
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| Dorsal view of Xestogaster spp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Eustylini |
| Genus: | Xestogaster Marshall, 1922 |
Xestogaster is a South American genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae.[1][2]
The genus was described by Sir Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922 (p. 221).[3]
Species
Xestogaster contains four recognized species:[1][4]
- Xestogaster mucorea (Kirsch, 1889)[5] – Peru
- Xestogaster porosa (Marshall, 1922)[3] – Colombia
- Xestogaster squalida (Marshall, 1922)[3] – Colombia
- Xestogaster viridilimbata (Bovie, 1907)[6] – Brazil