Perigaster Alternans
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''Perigaster'' is a genus of minute seed weevils in the beetle 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 ...
. There are about seven described species in ''Perigaster''.


Species

These seven species belong to the genus ''Perigaster'': * '' Perigaster alternans'' Blatchley, 1928 i c * '' Perigaster cretura'' (Herbst, 1797) i c g b * '' Perigaster liturata'' (Dietz, 1896) i * '' Perigaster lituratus'' Buchanan, 1937 c * '' Perigaster longirostris'' Buchanan, 1931 c * '' Perigaster obscura'' (LeConte, 1876) i b * '' Perigaster tetracantha'' Champion, c Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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