Apioninae
Subfamily of beetles
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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]
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| Apioninae | |
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| Apion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| 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
- Metapion Schilsky, 1906
- 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]
