Amycterus Explained
Amycterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the Amycterini tribe in the family Curculionidae, first described by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823.[1] [2] The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. and Lyal, C.H.C.[3] and Elwood Zimmerman (Aphalidura, Eustatius, Prophalidura).[4]
The species of this genus are found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland the Northern Territory,[1] and Tasmania.[5]
Species
Species listed in the Australian Faunal Directory are:[1]
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Amycterus . 2022-03-24 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
- Schoenherr, C.J. 1823. Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum. Isis von Oken 10: 1132-1146 [1144].
- Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Barcelona : Entomopraxis 315 pp. [Date published 27-XII-1999] [17, 139]
- Zimmerman, E.C. (1993) Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications
- Web site: Amycterus C.J.Schoenherr, 1823 . www.gbif.org . 2022-03-24 . en.
