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Aprionus is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 137 described species in Aprionus. The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.

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Vinony files it under Cecidomyiidae genera, Insects described in 1894 and Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Kieffer.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyCecidomyiidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
75
Family
Cecidomyiidae
Collections
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Recorded in
Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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taxon name
Aprionus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Aprionus
taxonomic type
Aprionus spiniger
taxon author citation
Kieffer, 1894
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Aprionus is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 137 described species in Aprionus. The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.

==See also== List of Aprionus species

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