| Apriona tigris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Genus: | Apriona |
| Species: | A. tigris |
| Binomial name | |
| Apriona tigris Thomson, 1878 | |
Apriona tigris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1878. [1]
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Apriona is a genus of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae.
Apriona germari is a species of beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, found in India, through Southeast Asia, to southern China. It is mostly yellow in colour.
Apriona aphetor is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842. It is known from Sumatra and the Philippines.
Apriona brunneomarginata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1948. It is known from Borneo.
Apriona cinerea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from India and Pakistan. It contains the varietas Apriona cinerea var. newcombei.
Apriona cylindrica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1857. It is known from Java.
Apriona irma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Kriesche in 1919.
Apriona marcusiana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Kriesche in 1919. It is known from Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.
Apriona minettii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Eric Jiroux in 2011.
Apriona rixator is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is known from Malaysia, Borneo, and the Philippines.
Apriona rugicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from China, Cambodia, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Apriona swainsoni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hope in 1840. It is known from Myanmar, China, Laos, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. It feeds off of Caesalpinia decapetala.
Apriona teocchii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Jiroux in 2011.
Apriona unidentata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pic in 1936. It is known from Vietnam.