''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. T ...

. 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

Eustylini Eustylini is a primarily 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 Eustylides, p.&nbs ...

. 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 ''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 ...

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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 ...

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

'', among others. Based on morphological and molecuelar 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

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, northern

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

and the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Selected species

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

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

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

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

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

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

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

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

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

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

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

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 Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

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

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

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

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

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

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

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

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

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

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

. # ''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 situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

. # ''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 ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

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

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

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

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

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

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

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. # ''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 (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern 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 wate ...

. # ''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 (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. # ''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 Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. # ''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 (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de 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 b ...

. # ''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:

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