''Exophthalmus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

. It contains 85 described species.

Taxonomy

''Exophthalmus'' was named for the first time by

Carl Johan Schönherr Carl Johan Schönherr (10 June 1772 – 28 March 1848) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist who revised the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of beetles, including weevils by examining all the descriptions of beetles since the time of Linnaeus. H ...

in 1823 (column 1140). It belongs in the 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 ...

. In revising the Jamaican species, Vaurie offers an overview to the genus and its taxonomic conflicts. A preliminary phylogeny for ''Exophthalmus'' and its allies was presented by Franz. It is part of the so-called ''"Exophthalmus'' genus complex" which involves members of the genera '' Diaprepes'', '' Compsus'', ''

Lachnopus ''Lachnopus'' is a genus of Entiminae, broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae distributed in the Caribbean, Caribbean Region. Taxonomy The genus ''Lachnopus'' was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1840 (p. 380). The ...

'', among others. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, it has been proposed that the genus needs to be reclassified to better reflect the actual distribution of natural clades. Exophthalmus parentheticus

Description

In general, ''Exophthalmus'' species are characterized by the smooth and broad longitudinal bridge running longitudinally across the rostrum. There is a lot of variation in sizes, density, coloration, and patterning of the scale coverage.

Distribution

Species of this genus are present in

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, northern

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and the

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Selected species

# ''Exophthalmus agrestis'' (Boheman, 1834): 291:

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

. # ''Exophthalmus albidus'' Champion, 1911: 255:

. # ''Exophthalmus albofasciatus'' (Champion, 1911): 180:

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

. # ''Exophthalmus albolineatus'' Champion, 1911: 262:

. # ''Exophthalmus albosquamosus'' (Sallé, 1855): 268:

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. # ''Exophthalmus albovittatus'' Champion, 1911: 263:

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

. # ''Exophthalmus annulonotatus'' Waterhouse, 1879: 423:

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. # ''Exophthalmus aurarius'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 12:

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

. # ''Exophthalmus bilineatus'' Champion, 1911: 265:

. # ''Exophthalmus caeruleovittatus'' Champion, 1911: 264:

. # ''Exophthalmus carinirostris'' (Boheman, 1840): 187:

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. # ''Exophthalmus carneipes'' Champion, 1911: 257:

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

. # ''Exophthalmus chrysopus'' Chevrolat, 1880: 165:

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

. # ''Exophthalmus cinerascens'' (Fabricius, 1792): 452:

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

. # ''Exophthalmus clathratus'' Champion, 1911: 264:

. # ''Exophthalmus consobrinus'' (Marshall, 1922): 190:

. # ''Exophthalmus costatus'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 18:

. # ''Exophthalmus crassicornis'' Kirsch, 1868: 238:

. # ''Exophthalmus cupreipes'' Champion, 1911: 257:

. # ''Exophthalmus cuprirostris'' Champion, 1911: 247:

. # ''Exophthalmus depressicollis'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 22:

. # ''Exophthalmus distigma'' Champion, 1911: 259:

. # ''Exophthalmus dufaui'' (Hustache, 1929): 198:

. # ''Exophthalmus duplicatus'' Champion, 1911: 263:

. # ''Exophthalmus farr'' Vaurie, 1961: 35:

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

. # ''Exophthalmus fasciatus'' Champion, 1911: 252:

. # ''Exophthalmus foveicollis'' (Chevrolat, 1880): 175:

. # ''Exophthalmus frenatus'' (Marshall, 1934): 624:

. # ''Exophthalmus gundlachi'' Chevrolat, 1880: 165:

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

. # ''Exophthalmus haitiensis'' Bovie, 1907: 68:

. # ''Exophthalmus hemigrammus'' (Chevrolat, 1880): 197:

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

. # ''Exophthalmus hieroglyphicus'' Chevrolat, 1879: XCVII:

. # ''Exophthalmus humeridens'' (Marshall, 1934): 623:

. # ''Exophthalmus humilis'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 28:

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. # ''Exophthalmus hybridus'' (Chevrolat, 1858): 210:

. # ''Exophthalmus impositus'' (Pascoe, 1880): 427:

. # ''Exophthalmus impressus'' (Fabricius, 1781): 192:

. # ''Exophthalmus inaequalis'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 23:

. # ''Exophthalmus interpositus'' Champion, 1911: 253:

. # ''Exophthalmus interruptus'' (Chevrolat, 1880): 165:

. # ''Exophthalmus jekelianus'' (White, 1858): 357:

. # ''Exophthalmus laetus'' (Olivier, 1807): 326:

. # ''Exophthalmus lepidus'' (Chevrolat, 1858): 210:

. # ''Exophthalmus leucographus'' (Gyllenhal, 1834): 19:

. # ''Exophthalmus lunaris'' Champion, 1911: 266:

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

. # ''Exophthalmus maculosus'' Chevrolat, 1879: XCVIII:

. # ''Exophthalmus mannerheimi'' Boheman, 1840: 338:

. # ''Exophthalmus margaritaceus'' Champion, 1911: 255:

. # ''Exophthalmus marginicollis'' (Chevrolat, 1880): 175:

. # ''Exophthalmus marmoreus'' (Gyllenhal, 1840): 352:

. # ''Exophthalmus martinicensis'' Chevrolat, 1879: XCVIII:

. # ''Exophthalmus mixtus'' Chevrolat, 1880: 165:

. # ''Exophthalmus murinus'' (Rosenschoeld, 1840): 354:

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

. # ''Exophthalmus nicaraguensis'' Bovie, 1907: 327:

. # ''Exophthalmus nubilus'' (Rosenschoeld, 1840): 355:

. # ''Exophthalmus obsoletus'' (Olivier, 1807): 325:

. # ''Exophthalmus opulentus'' (Boheman, 1840): 365:

. # ''Exophthalmus ornatus'' Champion, 1911: 253:

. # ''Exophthalmus parentheticus'' (Marshall, 1922): 191:

. # ''Exophthalmus pictus'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1847): 9:

. # ''Exophthalmus plicatus'' Champion, 1911: 268:

. # ''Exophthalmus pugnax'' (Olivier, 1807): 349:

. # ''Exophthalmus pulchellus'' Boheman, 1834: 5:

. # ''Exophthalmus pulverulentus'' (Champion, 1911): 180:

. # ''Exophthalmus quadrivittatus'' (Olivier, 1807): 325:

. # ''Exophthalmus quindecimpunctatus'' (Olivier, 1807): 300:

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

. # ''Exophthalmus roralis'' (Boheman, 1840): 356:

. # ''Exophthalmus roseipes'' (Chevrolat, 1876): CCXXVII:

. # ''Exophthalmus scalaris'' (Boheman, 1840): 349:

. # ''Exophthalmus scalptus'' Champion, 1911: 259:

. # ''Exophthalmus similis'' (Drury, 1773): pl. XXXIII:

. # ''Exophthalmus sphacelatus'' (Olivier, 1807): 319:

. # ''Exophthalmus squamipennis'' Gemminger, 1871: 119:

. # ''Exophthalmus sulcicrus'' Champion, 1911: 268:

. # ''Exophthalmus sulcipennis'' Champion, 1911: 265:

. # ''Exophthalmus sulphuratus'' Chevrolat, 1879: XCVII:

. # ''Exophthalmus tessellatus'' Champion, 1911: 262:

. # ''Exophthalmus triangulifer'' Champion, 1911: 261:

. # ''Exophthalmus verecundus'' (Chevrolat, 1833): 16:

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

. # ''Exophthalmus vermiculatus'' Champion, 1911: 264:

. # ''Exophthalmus viridilineatus'' Champion, 1911: 266:

. # ''Exophthalmus viridipupillatus'' (Cockerell, 1893): 374:

. # ''Exophthalmus vitraci'' (Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1889): 380:

. # ''Exophthalmus vittatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758): 380:

. # ''Exophthalmus vitticollis'' Champion, 1911: 256:

References

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