''Apriona'' is a genus of
longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
s in the subfamily
Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a s ...
.
Apriona species are
polyphagous
Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin ''vorare'', meaning "to devour", or -phage, -phagy, or -phagous from Greek φαγε ...
and attack many plant species in their areas of origin, including species that are common and important in European forest, public green areas, and fruit tree plantations. The three species considered in this PRA have hosts in 62 different plant species, mostly trees, from the
Moraceae
Moraceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 48 genera and over 1100 species, and is commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their ...
,
Salicaceae
The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') includes the willows, poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumsc ...
,
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...
and
Fagaceae
The Fagaceae (; ) are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with around 1,000 or more species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduous, whereas in the tropics, many species ...
families.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Apriona ammiralis''
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Apriona aphetor''
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Apriona brunneomarginata''
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Apriona buruensis''
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Apriona chemsaki''
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Apriona cinerea''
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Apriona cylindrica''
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Apriona elsa''
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Apriona flavescens''
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Apriona germari''
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Apriona hageni''
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Apriona irma''
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Apriona jakli''
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Apriona jossoi''
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Apriona juheli''
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Apriona marcusiana''
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Apriona minettii''
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Apriona moratii''
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Apriona multigranula''
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Apriona neglecta''
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Apriona neglectissima''
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Apriona nobuoi''
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Apriona novaeguineae''
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Apriona pascoei''
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Apriona paucigranula''
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Apriona punctatissima''
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Apriona rixator''
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Apriona rugicollis''
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Apriona sublaevis''
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Apriona submaculosa''
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Apriona swainsoni''
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Apriona teocchii''
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Apriona tigris''
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Apriona trilineata''
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Apriona tuberosicollis
''Apriona tuberosicollis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles ...
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Apriona unidentata''
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Apriona vagemaculata''
References
Batocerini
Cerambycidae genera
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