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 recognized species: Xestogaster mucorea (Kirsch, 1889) – Peru Xestogaster porosa (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia Xestogaster squalida (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia Xestogaster viridilimbata (Bovie, 1907) – 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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