''Brachyomus'' is a

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genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily

Entiminae The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as ''Entimus'', ''Otiorhynchus'', ''Phyllobius'', ''Sitona'', and ''Pachyrhynchus, Pachyrrhynchus''. In co ...

, tribe

Eustylini Eustylini is a primarily Neotropical realm, Neotropical weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae. Taxonomy The tribe Eustylini was named for the first time by Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire in 1863, although, when first named, the tribe (Groupe ...

Taxonomy

''Brachyomus'' was described for the first time by

Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, OP (; 12 May 1802 – 21 November 1861), often styled Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, was a French Catholic priest, journalist, theologian and political activist. He re-established the Dominican Order in ...

in 1863 (p. 130).

Description

Members of the genus ''Brachyomus'' are easily confused with members of the genus ''Compsus''. Members of ''Brachyomus'' lack elytral shoulders and usually bear tubercles (four or more; there are only two in ''Compsus'' when they have them) on the broadest part of the elytra. They are usually covered by brown to whitish scales, forming some patterning; they can also bear metallic green or blue scales; some species have waxy secretions at the base of the elytral tubercles. There are thick scales rather uniform;y distributed all over the surface of the body, sometimes more densely so on the elytral tubercles. There is a key to identify most species in Faust (1892).

Distribution

The genus ''Brachyomus'' is distributed in Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela and Saint Vincent (Antilles), Saint Vincent

List of species

''Brachyomus'' contains 7 described species: # ''Brachyomus bicostatus'' Faust, 1892: 14: Venezuela. # ''Brachyomus histrio'' Faust, 1892: 14: Venezuela. # ''Brachyomus metallescens'' Pascoe, 1880: 427: Ecuador, Peru. # ''Brachyomus octotuberculatus'' (Fabricius), 1787: 112: French Guiana, Trinidad, Venezuela. # ''Brachyomus quadrinodosus'' (Boheman), 1842: 217 = ''Brachyomus sallei'' Faust, 1892: 15: Colombia, Venezuela. # ''Brachyomus quadrituberculatus'' (Boheman), 1842: 216: Colombia, Venezuela. # ''Brachyomus tuberculatus'' (Boheman), 1842: 218: Saint Vincent (Antilles), Saint Vincent.

References

Weevils Curculionidae genera {{Weevil-stub