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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Brentidae
Subfamilia: Apioninae
Tribus: Apionini - Aplemonini - Aspidapiini - Ceratapiini - Cybebini - Exapiini - Ixapiini - Kalcapiini - Malvapiini - Metapiini - Oxystomatini - Piezotrachelini - Prototrichapiini - Rhadinocybini - Tanaini

Overview of genera (18)

Apiomorphus – Apion – Apius – Aplemonus – Cnemopachus – Cybebus – Lepanomus – Mecolenus – Myrmacicelus – Myrmacyba – Oxystoma – Piezotrachelus – Pterapion – Rhinorhynchidius – Rhynolaccus – Setapion – Sympiezotrachelus – Tanaos

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist as Apionidae]
Name

Apioninae Schoenherr, 1823
References

Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., 1990a: Revision of the supraspecific taxa in the Palaearctic Apionidae Schoenherr, 1823 (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). 2. Subfamily Apioninae Schoenherr, 1823: Introduction, keys and descriptions. Graellsia, 46: 1–261.
Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. 2013. Types of species of Apionidae (Coleoptera) described by Carl Peter Thunberg (1743–1828) with description of a new genus. ZooKeys 317: 89–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.317.5477 Reference page.
Schönherr, C.J. 1823. Curculionides [Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum]. Isis von Oken 1823(10): 1132–1146. HathiTrust Library. BHL (BHL is missing pages) Reference page.
Colonnelli, E.; Osella, G. 2009: New data on some Curculionoidea (Coleoptera: Anthribidae, Apionidae, Curculionidae) from Sardinia. Pp. 421-426 in: Cerretti, P.; Mason, F.; Minelli, A.; Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D. (eds), Research on the terrestrial arthropods of Sardinia (Italy). Zootaxa, 2318: 1–602. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Giusto, C. 2015. Neotype designations and nomenclatural actions for Apionidae described by Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst in 1807 (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3986(5): 597–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.5.8. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Morris, M.G. 2011: The Apionidae (Coleoptera) of the Canary Islands, with particular reference to the contribution of T. Vernon Wollaston. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(1): 157–182. PDF Reference page.
Schoenherr, C.J. 1823: Curculionides [Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum]. Isis von Oken, 1823(10): c. 1132-1146.
Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. PDF. Reference page.
I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2011 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. p. 148
ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2
Oberprieler, R. 2000: The larvae of the weevil tribe Eurhynchini and the phylogeny of the Brentidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Invertebrate taxonomy, 14: 755–770.
Wanat, M. 2013: The Apionidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of New Caledonia. Genera Archellerenius gen. nov. and Hellerenius Wanat. Zootaxa 3717(4): 515–542. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.5 Reference page.
Wanat, M.; Munzinger, J. 2012: Biology of the Apionidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) in New Caledonia, a preliminary report. Zootaxa 3554: 59–74. Preview Reference page.

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]
Betulapion simile

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
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,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[1]
References

"Apioninae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
"Apioninae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
"ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
"Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

"GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H.C. (1999). A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis. ISBN 84-605-9994-9.
Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.
Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38811. ISBN 0665070772.
Douglas, H.; Bouchard, P.; Anderson, R.S.; de Tonnancour, P.; et al. (2013). "New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada". ZooKeys (681): 13–48. doi:10.3897/zookeys.681.12469. PMC 5523881. PMID 28769721.
Evans, Arthur V.; Hogue, James N. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520246577.
Kissinger, David G. (1968). Curculionidae Subfamily Apioninae of North and Central America: With Reviews of the World Genera of Apioninae and World Subgenera of Apion Herbst (Coleoptera).
Klimaszewski, Jan; Watt, J.Charles (1997). "Coleoptera: family-group review and keys to identification". Fauna of New Zealand. 37.
Lawrence, J.F.; Newton Jr., A.F. (1995). Pakaluk, James; Slipinski, Stanislaw Adam (eds.). Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Vol. 2. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. pp. 779–1006. ISBN 83-85192-34-4.
LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8777.
Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia, eds. (1996). "A Check List of the Insects of North America: Coleoptera". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Entomological Information Services. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera: 41–820. ISBN 9781889002019.
Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (2004). Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (eds.). Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. ISBN 88-86041-35-7. ISSN 1121-7545.
White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.

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