Apioninae

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]

Betulapion simile

Apioninae
Apion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]