Eustylini is a primarily
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
weevil tribe 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 '' Pachyrrhynchus''. In comparison ...
.
Taxonomy
The tribe Eustylini was named for the first time by
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire (12 May 1802 – 21 November 1861), often styled Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, was a French ecclesiastic, preacher, journalist, theologian and political activist. He re-established the Dominican Order in p ...
in 1863,
although, when first named, the tribe (Groupe Eustylides, p. 205) only contained three genera: ''Aptolemus'' (currently in
Naupactini
Naupactini is a tribe of broad-nosed weevils (subfamily Entiminae). Primarily from the Neotropical realm, reaches highest genus and species diversity in South America. Their size varies from 3.5 to 35 mm long, and its colour patterns are div ...
), ''Brachystylus'', and ''Eustylus''.
In 1986 the Eustylini contained most of its current genera, mostly due to revised taxonomic placements made by Guillermo Kuschel.
The latest additions were made by Franz in 2012 by transferring former members of other tribes including
Geonemini
Geonemini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae.
Taxonomy
The tribe Geonemini was first named by Gistel in 1856 (p. 373).
Genera
There are 40 genera currently placed in Geonemini:
* '' Anomadus'' Horn, 1876: 21: Mexico.
* '' An ...
,
Phyllobiini
Phyllobiini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae.
Genera
'' Amphorygma'' – '' Aphrastus'' – '' Argoptochus'' – '' Brachymerinthus'' – '' Brachymiscus'' – '' Brachyxystus'' – '' Catorygma'' – '' Dichorrhinus'' – '' Drepa ...
, and
Tanymecini
Tanymecini is a tribe of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae. Subtribes and genera Piazomiina
# '' Achlainomus'' G. R. Waterhouse, 1853
# '' Aphaeromias'' Nasreddinov, 1978
# '' Atmetonychus'' Schönher ...
.
The type species of some genera (''
Compsus'', ''
Diaprepes'', ''
Eustylus
''Eustylus'' is a neotropical genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Eustylini.
Taxonomy
''Eustylus'' was described for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1843 (p. 40). The Central American species were ...
'', ''
Exorides'', and ''
Exophthalmus
''Exophthalmus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. It contains 85 described species.
Taxonomy
''Exophthalmus'' was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823 (column 1140). It belongs in the trib ...
'') were redescribed by Franz. Most species of Eustylini are only known from their original descriptions.
Description
A diagnosis for the tribe was offered by Girón 2020:
Distribution
Eustylini ranges from south-western
USA
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to
Argentina
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, with its highest diversity in the
Caribbean,
Central America
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and northern
South America
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.
Genera
The tribe Eustylini currently includes 25 genera and 339 sdescribed species:
References
External links
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Entiminae
{{Entiminae-stub