Apioninae

Apioninae is a subfamily of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 20 genera and 80 described species in Apioninae.[1][2] They feed on living vegetation and sometimes on galls, making them occasional pests or tools of biological control.[3]

Betulapion simile

Apioninae
Apion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Apioninae
Schoenherr, 1823

Genera

These 22 genera belong to the subfamily Apioninae:

  • Alocentron Schilsky in Kuester, 1901 g b
  • Apion Herbst, 1797 i b
  • Apionion Kissinger, 1998 g b
  • Aspidapion g b
  • Betulapion Ehret, 1994 g b
  • Chrysapion Kissinger, 1968 b
  • Coelocephalapion Wagner, 1914 g b
  • Eutrichapion Reitter, 1916 g b
  • Exapion Bedel, 1887 i g b
  • Fallapion Kissinger, 1968 g b
  • Ischnopterapion g b
  • Kissingeria Alonso-Zarazaga, 1991 g b
  • Loborhynchapion Gyorffy, 1956 g b
  • Neapion Alonso-Zarazaga, 1991 g b
  • Neotropion b
  • Omphalapion Schilsky, 1901 g b
  • Perapion Wagner, 1907 i g b
  • Podapion Riley, 1883 g b
  • Rhopalapion Schilsky, 1906 g b
  • Sayapion Kissinger, 1999 g b
  • Stenopterapion Bokor, 1923 g b
  • Trichapion Wagner, 1912 g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[1]

References

  1. "Apioninae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Apioninae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. Barclay, Maxwell; Bouchard, Patrice (2023). Beetles of the World: A Natural History. Canada: Princeton University Press. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-0-691-24073-2.
  4. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

  • Media related to Apioninae at Wikimedia Commons


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