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Exophthalmus hieroglyphicus Chevrolat, 1879

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Exophthalmus hieroglyphicus Chevrolat, 1879
Name authority
Chevrolat, 1879
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Exophthalmus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyCucujiformia
  9. superfamilyCurculionoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyCurculionidae Latreille, P.A., 1802
  11. subfamilyEntiminae Schönherr, 1823
  12. tribeEustylini Lacordaire, 1863
  13. genusExophthalmus Schönherr, 1823
  14. speciesExophthalmus hieroglyphicus Chevrolat, 1879

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Exophthalmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Exophthalmus albidus Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus albolineatus Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus annulonotatus C.O. Waterhouse, 1879CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus bilineatus Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus carinirostris (Boheman, 1840)CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus cinerascens (Fabricius, 1792)CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus clathratus Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus cupreipes Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus cuprirostris Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus duplicatus Champion, 1911CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus foveicollis (Chevrolat, 1880)CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exophthalmus frenatus (Marshall, 1934)CurculionidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Chevrolat, L.A.A. (1879) [Descriptions de quatre nouvelles especes de Curculionides des Antilles, appartenant au genre Exophthalmus]. Bulletin des Séances de la Société Entomologique de France, 5(9), XCVII–XCVIII. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8250773Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DP72. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.