Trichapion Explained
Trichapion is a genus of weevil in the family Brentidae.[1]
Species include:
- Trichapion aurichalceum (type species)[2]
- Trichapion lativentre (sesbania flower weevil)
- Trichapion nigrum
- Trichapion porcatum
- Trichapion rostrum (baptisia seed pod weevil)
Several Trichapion species were formerly included in genus Apion.
Notes and References
- Kissinger. David G. 1959. A Revision of the Apion Subgenus Trichapion Wagner in the New World (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 110. 3418. 247–389. 10.5479/si.00963801.110-3418.247.
- de Sousa. Wesley Oliveira . Ribeiro-Costa. Cibele Stramare. Rosado-Neto. Germano H.. January 2019. A preliminary overview of the Brazilian Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) with an illustrated key for genera, and a checklist with distribution information. Biota Neotropica. 19. 4. 1–18. 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2019-0813. free.