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Amycterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the Amycterini tribe in the family Curculionidae, first described by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823. The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. and Lyal, C.H.C. and Elwood Zimmerman (Aphalidura, Eustatius, Prophalidura).

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It sits within the topics Curculionidae genera, Cyclominae and Taxa described in 1823.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyCurculionidae

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Curculionidae
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Amycterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the Amycterini tribe in the family Curculionidae, first described by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823. The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. and Lyal, C.H.C. and Elwood Zimmerman (Aphalidura, Eustatius, Prophalidura).

The species of this genus are found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland the Northern Territory, and Tasmania. ==Species== Species listed in the Australian Faunal Directory are: Amycterus abnormis Amycterus amplicollis Amycterus amplipennis Amycterus anthracoides Amycterus brevicaudus Amycterus breviformis Amycterus carteri Amycterus caudatus Amycterus cultratus Amycterus cuneicaudatus Amycterus decipiens Amycterus durvillei Amycterus elongatus Amycterus exasperatus Amycterus exasperatus Amycterus falciformis Amycterus fergusoni Amycterus flavosetosus Amycterus flavovarius Amycterus forficulatus Amycterus foveatus Amycterus frenchi Amycterus helmsi Amycterus hopsoni Amycterus kosciuskoanus Amycterus leai Amycterus mastersii Amycterus metasternalis Amycterus mirabilis Amycterus mirabundus Amycterus impressus Amycterus crenatus Amycterus miraculus Amycterus mirus Amycterus paradoxus Amycterus monticola Amycterus morbillosus Amycterus orthodoxus Amycterus panduriformis Amycterus perlatus Amycterus pilbara Amycterus posticus Amycterus rayneri Amycterus riverinae Amycterus rufipes Amycterus sloanei Amycterus squalidus Amycterus subcostatus Amycterus sublaevigatus Amycterus sulcipennis Amycterus talpa Amycterus reticulatus Amycterus gyllenhali Amycterus taylori Amycterus tenebricosus Amycterus tessellatus Amycterus tomentosus Amycterus morbillosus Amycterus variegatus Amycterus variolosus Amycterus wilcoxii

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