''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped
weevils
Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. ...
in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
Brentidae
Brentidae is a cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagy, xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils; they have sometimes been called "primitive weevils", but this name also applies to taxa such as the ...
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':Apion profundum
Apion (; fl. 1st century CE), also called Apion Pleistoneices (, ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs'') and Apion Mochthos (μόχθος) was a Greek or Graeco-Egyptian scholar of Ptolemaic Egypt, born in the El Kargeh oasis. He studied under Didymus Chal ...
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*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexum''
*'' Perapion curtirostre''
*'' Perapion defensum''
*''Perapion ehreti
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*''Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexum ...
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*''Perapion horvathi
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*'' Perapion hydrolapathi''
*'' Perapion ilvense''
*'' Perapion jacobsoni''
*''Perapion (Perapion)
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*'' Perapion lemoroi''
*''Perapion marchicum
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion (Perapion)
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion menatensis
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion neofallax
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion oblongum
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion punctinasum
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion rasnitsyni
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion sedi
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion subviolaceum
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion terminassianae
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion violaceum
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*'' Apion profundum''
*'' Perapion affine''
*'' Perapion antiquum''
*'' Perapion connexu ...
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*''Perapion wickhami
''Perapion'' is a genus of pear-shaped Weevil, weevils in the beetle family Brentidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Perapion'':
*''Apion profundum''
*''Perapion affine''
*''Perapion antiquum''
*''Perapion con ...
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Brentidae
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