''Exorides'' 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. T ...

, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America.

Taxonomy

''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discussion about the genus along with a key to most species was published by Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922. It belongs to the so-called "''Compsus'' genus complex".

Description

Species of the genus ''Exorides'' are easily confused with members of the genus ''

Compsus ''Compsus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, distributed across the Americas, primarily in northern South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Compsus'' was first named by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823: col. 1140. It ...

'', as well as with members of the genus '' Xestogaster''. A "provisional" diagnosis for ''Exorides'' is offered by Marshall: The scale coverage in ''Exorides'' is highly variable, from absent to dense, including iridescent or metallic colorations. Some species are able to produce waxy secretions and filaments, but this is not common across the genus.

Distribution

Members of the genus ''Exorides'' can be found in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Species list

The genus contains 29 described species: # '' Exorides abruptecostatus'' Marshall, 1922: 210: Ecuador. # '' Exorides bifurcatus'' Marshall, 1926: 537:

. # ''

Exorides caudatus ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' Marshall, 1922: 217= ''Exorides rudeli'' Voss, 1953: 259:

. # '' Exorides corrugatus'' Marshall, 1922: 218: Venezuela. # '' Exorides cylindricus'' Marshall, 1922: 213:

. # '' Exorides equatorius'' Marshall, 1922: 219: Ecuador, Peru. # '' Exorides equicaudatus'' Marshall, 1922: 207: Ecuador. # '' Exorides espeletiae'' (Kirsch), 1889: 23:

. # '' Exorides festivus'' Marshall, 1952: 325: Venezuela. # ''

Exorides immadidus ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' Kuschel, 1950: 71: Peru. # ''

Exorides labyrinthicus ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' (Kirsch), 1889: 22:

. # ''

Exorides lajoyei ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' (Bovie), 1907: 68: Venezuela. # ''

Exorides lindingi ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' (Kirsch), 1889: 24:

. # ''

Exorides marshalli ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' (Bovie), 1908: 44:

. # ''

Exorides masoni ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' Marshall, 1922: 215: Venezuela. # ''

Exorides mucronatus ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' (Faust), 1892: 18= ''Exorides inflatus'' Marshall, 1922: 214:

, Venezuela. # ''

Exorides obesus ''Exorides'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, tribe Eustylini, distributed in northern South America. Taxonomy ''Exorides'' was described for the first time by Francis P. Pascoe in 1881 (p. 43). A discuss ...

'' Marshall, 1922: 209:

. # '' Exorides octocostatus'' Hustache, 1938: 117: Peru. # '' Exorides otiosus'' Hustache, 1938: 116: Ecuador. # '' Exorides pedunculatus'' Marshall, 1922: 216: Ecuador. # '' Exorides praeteritus'' Marshall, 1922: 206: Ecuador. # '' Exorides pyriformis'' Marshall, 1922: 211:

. # '' Exorides quadrivittatus'' (Kirsch), 1889: 23:

. # '' Exorides rugosus'' (Taschenberg), 1870: 188:

. # '' Exorides septemcostatus'' Marshall, 1922: 212:

, Ecuador. # '' Exorides sulcicollis'' (Kirsch), 1889: 24: Ecuador. # '' Exorides wagneri'' (Harold), 1863: 176 = ''Exorides carinatus'' Pascoe, 1881: 43: Ecuador. # '' Exorides whymperi'' (Olliff), 1891: 63: Ecuador. # '' Exorides willei'' Kuschel, 1950: 72: Peru.

References

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