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 bioge ...

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 with ...

Taxonomy

The tribe Eustylini was named for the first time by

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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 di ...

), ''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, Phyllobiini, 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'' Schönherr, 1 ...

. The type species of some genera (''

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 ...

'', ''

Diaprepes ''Diaprepes'' Schönherr 1823: 1140 is a genus of broad-nosed weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae, tribe Eustylini. It is part of the so-called ''Exophthalmus'' genus complex. Distribution Distributed in the Car ...

'', '' Eustylus'', ''

Exorides ''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 discussi ...

'', 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 tribe ...

'') 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

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, with its highest diversity in the

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and northern

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