Trichapion
Genus of weevil
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Trichapion is a genus of weevil in the family Brentidae.[1]
| Trichapion | |
|---|---|
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| T. rostrum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Subtribe: | Trichapiina |
| Genus: | Trichapion Wagner, 1912 |
Species include:
- Trichapion aurichalceum (type species)[2]
- Trichapion lativentre (Sesbania flower weevil)
- Trichapion nigrum
- Trichapion porcatum
- Trichapion rostrum (Baptisia seed pod weevil)
Several Trichapion species were formerly included in genus Apion.
