Apion is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Brentidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1797 by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst.[2][3]

Apion
Apion frumentarium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Apion
Herbst, 1797

Species

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Species found in Australia include:[2]

Additional species listed by GBIF include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IRMNG - Apion Herbst in Jablonsky, 1797". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Apion". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Herbst, J.F.W. (1797). Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten; als eine Fortsezzung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné bearbeitet (von C. G. Jablonsky), Fortgesetzt von J. F. W. Herbst. Vol. 7. Berlin: Pauli. p. 100. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Apion Herbst, 1797". gbif.org. Retrieved 5 September 2021.