Xestogaster

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

Xestogaster
Dorsal view of Xestogaster spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Eustylini
Genus:	Xestogaster Marshall, 1922

Taxonomy

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

Species

Xestogaster contains four described species:^[3]

1. Xestogaster mucorea (Kirsch, 1889)^[4] – Peru
2. Xestogaster porosa (Marshall, 1922)^[2] – Colombia
3. Xestogaster squalida (Marshall, 1922)^[2] – Colombia
4. Xestogaster viridilimbata (Bovie, 1907)^[5] – Brazil

Description

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

According to Marshall:

The members of this genus can be distinguished from all their allies by the mesosternal tubercle and the highly polished venter.

— Guy A. K. Marshall, VI. On new genera and species of Neotropical Curculionidae., p. 221.

Distribution

The genus Xestogaster is distributed in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.^[1][3]