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Exophthalmus
Sign in to saveExophthalmus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. It contains 85 described species.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 106
- With media
- 88
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, ASU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Curculionidae
- Image
- Curculionidae - Exophthalmus vittatus.jpg
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- Exophthalmus
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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 Eustylini.
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