Amycterus is a genus of belonging to the Amycterini tribe in the family Curculionidae, first described by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823.[Schoenherr, C.J. 1823. Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum. Isis von Oken 10: 1132-1146 1144.] The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. and Lyal, C.H.C.[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 17,] and Elwood Zimmerman ( Aphalidura, Eustatius, Prophalidura).[Zimmerman, E.C. (1993) Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications]
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:[
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Amycterus abnormis
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Amycterus amplicollis
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Amycterus amplipennis
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Amycterus anthracoides
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Amycterus brevicaudus
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Amycterus breviformis
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Amycterus carteri
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Amycterus caudatus
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Amycterus cultratus
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Amycterus cuneicaudatus
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Amycterus decipiens
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Amycterus durvillei
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Amycterus elongatus
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Amycterus exasperatus
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Amycterus exasperatus
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Amycterus falciformis
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Amycterus fergusoni
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Amycterus flavosetosus
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Amycterus flavovarius
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Amycterus forficulatus
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Amycterus foveatus
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Amycterus frenchi
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Amycterus helmsi
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Amycterus hopsoni
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Amycterus kosciuskoanus
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Amycterus leai
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Amycterus mastersii
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Amycterus metasternalis
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Amycterus mirabilis
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Amycterus mirabundus
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Amycterus impressus
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Amycterus crenatus
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Amycterus miraculus
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Amycterus mirus
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Amycterus paradoxus
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Amycterus monticola
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Amycterus morbillosus
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Amycterus orthodoxus
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Amycterus panduriformis
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Amycterus perlatus
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Amycterus pilbara
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Amycterus posticus
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Amycterus rayneri
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Amycterus riverinae
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Amycterus rufipes
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Amycterus sloanei
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Amycterus squalidus
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Amycterus subcostatus
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Amycterus sublaevigatus
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Amycterus sulcipennis
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Amycterus talpa
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Amycterus reticulatus
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Amycterus gyllenhali
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Amycterus taylori
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Amycterus tenebricosus
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Amycterus tessellatus
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Amycterus tomentosus
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Amycterus morbillosus
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Amycterus variegatus
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Amycterus variolosus
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Amycterus wilcoxii
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