Aprionus

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Aprionus is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 137 described species in Aprionus.[1] The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
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Aprionus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Tribe: Aprionini
Genus: Aprionus
Kieffer, 1894
Type species
Aprionus spiniger
Kieffer, 1894
Synonyms
  • Apriona Kieffer, 1894
  • Apriocryptus Mamaev & Berest, 1992
  • Apionus Berest, 1992
  • Crenuatus Berest, 1992
  • Operirus Berest, 1992
  • Subapionus Mamaev, 1998
  • Porianus Mamaev, 1998
  • Azygotricha Plakidas, 2017
  • Ampullomyia Plakidas, 2018
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