Epicaerus

Epicaerus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 90 described species in Epicaerus, found in North America and Central America.

Epicaerus
Epicaerus, México
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Geonemini
Genus:	Epicaerus Schönherr, 1834
Synonyms
Diorynotus Sharp, 1891 Epagrius Sharp, 1891 Epiacaerus Horn, 1894 Epicoerus Champion, 1912

Epicaerus imbricatus, Texas

Species

These 91 species belong to the genus Epicaerus:

• Epicaerus aequalis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus albosquamosus (Chevrolat, 1880)
• Epicaerus amulae Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus aurifer Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus benjamini Pierce, 1913
• Epicaerus bicolor Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus biformis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus brevirostris (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus calvus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus capetillensis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus carinatus Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus carteri Chevrolat, 1880
• Epicaerus centralis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus championi Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus cognatus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus concolor Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus constans (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus convexus Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus costatus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus costicollis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus coxalis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus cultripennis Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus curvipes (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus decoratus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus depilis Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus durangoensis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus elegantulus Champion, 1911
• Epicaerus fallax Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus formidolosus Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus foveicollis (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus foveifrons Champion, 1911
• Epicaerus fronterae Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus godmani Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus grandis (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus griseus Boheman, 1842
• Epicaerus hispidus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus hoegei Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus hystriculus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus imbricatus (Say, 1824)
• Epicaerus impar Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus inaequalis (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus inflatus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus jugicola (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus laevinasus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus lasalanus Tanner, 1934
• Epicaerus lateralis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus lepidotus Pierce, 1910
• Epicaerus lucanus Horn, 1894
• Epicaerus macropterus Sharp, 1911
• Epicaerus macropus Champion, 1911
• Epicaerus marginatus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman, 1834
• Epicaerus minor Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus monclovae Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus nebulosus Boheman, 1834
• Epicaerus niger Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus nubilosus (Boheman, 1840)
• Epicaerus oculatus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus opacus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus operculatus (Say, 1831)
• Epicaerus oscillator Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus panamensis Girón & de Medeiros, 2022
• Epicaerus paradae (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus pavidus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus pedestris Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus planirostris Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus praeteritus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus pumilus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus pyrformis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus retrorsus (Champion, 1911)
• Epicaerus reversus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus salvadorensis Kuschel, 1956
• Epicaerus samon (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus scapalis (Casey, 1895)
• Epicaerus scutellaris Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus sexcostatus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus simplex (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus smithi (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus squalidus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus squamosus Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus sturmi Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus sulcatus Casey, 1888
• Epicaerus sulcirostris Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus tenuis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus texanus Casey, 1888
• Epicaerus tristis (Chevrolat, 1880)
• Epicaerus truquianus Champion, 1911
• Epicaerus uniformus Tanner, 1934
• Epicaerus variolosus (Sharp, 1891)
• Epicaerus vilis Sharp, 1891
• Epicaerus wickhami Pierce, 1913

External links

• Citizen science observations for Epicaerus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Epicaerus at Wikimedia Commons