Genus Amycterus Schoenherr, 1823
- Amycterus Schoenherr, C.J. 1823. Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum. Isis von Oken 10: 1132-1146 [1144].
Type species:
Amycterus talpa Schoenherr, 1823 by original designation. - Phalidura Fischer [de Waldheim], G. 1823. Coleoptera quaedam exotica, descripta. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 6: 254-267 [265] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Phalidura mirabilis Fischer de Waldheim, 1823 (=Amycterus talpa Schoenherr, 1823) by monotypy. - Psalidura Gemminger, M. & Harold, E. von 1871. Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. Monachii [Munich] : E.H. Gummi Vol. 8. Curculionidae pp. 2181-2668 + Index Generum 10 pp. [2342] [emendation; junior homonym, non Gloger, 1841, nec Van der Hoeven, 1855; unjustified emendation of Phalidura Fischer de Waldheim].
- Psalidura Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [113] [subsequent misspelling].
- Aphalidura Sharp, D. 1920. Studies in Rhynchophora. VII. — on Phalidura. Amycteridae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 56: 1-7 [4] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Amycterus impressus Boisduval, 1835 by original designation. - Eustatius Sharp, D. 1920. Studies in Rhynchophora. VII. — on Phalidura. Amycteridae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 56: 1-7 [4] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Eustatius fergusoni Sharp, 1920 by monotypy. - Prophalidura Sharp, D. 1920. Studies in Rhynchophora. VII. — on Phalidura. Amycteridae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 56: 1-7 [4] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Talaurinus riverinae MacLeay, 1865 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Zimmerman, E.C. 1993. Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Melbourne : CSIRO Publications Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae, Literature consulted 854 pp. [Date published 1 October] [339] (priority of Phalidura; synonymy of Aphalidura, Eustatius and Prophalidura)
- 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] (priority of Amycterus Schoenherr)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
IBRA
NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB) ; NSW: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NT: Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 23-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 11-Aug-2010 | ADDED |