Xestogaster

Xestogaster is a South American genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae.

Taxonomy
The genus was described by Sir Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922 (p. 221).

Species
Xestogaster contains four described species:
 * 1) Xestogaster mucorea (Kirsch, 1889) – Peru
 * 2) Xestogaster porosa (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia
 * 3) Xestogaster squalida (Marshall, 1922) – Colombia
 * 4) Xestogaster viridilimbata (Bovie, 1907) – Brazil

Description
Members of the genus Xestogaster are similar to members of the genera Exorides and Compsus.

According to Marshall: "The members of this genus can be distinguished from all their allies by the mesosternal tubercle and the highly polished venter."

Distribution
The genus Xestogaster is distributed in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.