Apion virens

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Apion virens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Brentidae
Genus:
Apion
Species:
A. virens
Binomial name
Apion virens
Herbst, 1797

Apion virens is a species of seed weevils native to Europe. [1] [2]

Brentidae Family of beetles

Brentidae is a cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils. The concept of this family has been recently expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the subfamilies Apioninae, Cyladinae, and Nanophyinae, as well as the Ithycerinae, previously considered a separate family. They are most diverse in the tropics, but occur throughout the temperate regions of the world. They are among the families of weevils that have non-elbowed antennae, and tend to be elongate and flattened, though there are numerous exceptions.

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<i>Apion ervi</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Apion rubens</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Apion ulicis</i> Species of beetle

Apion ulicis is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion rufirostre</i> Species of beetle

Apion rufirostre is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion nigritarse</i> Species of beetle

Apion nigritarse is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion violaceum</i> Species of beetle

Apion violaceum is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion vorax</i> Species of beetle

Apion vorax is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion viciae</i> Species of beetle

Apion viciae is a species of seed weevils native to Europe.

<i>Apion pisi</i> Species of beetle

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils: Coleoptera Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae) Handbooks for Identification of British Insects Volume: 5.16 Royal Entomological Society, London Illustrations : 321 text figs


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