''Peristoreus'' is a

weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...

genus native to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. This genus was first described in 1877 by

Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch (29 September 1818, Düben, Torgau - 8 July 1889, Dresden) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Kirsch was curator of entomology at the Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden in Dresden. ...

Species

Species contained within the genus of ''Peristoreus'' are:

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Citizen science observations of species in this genus
Curculioninae Curculionidae genera Beetles of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Curculioninae-stub