Subfamily Scolytinae Subtribe Scolytina Higher classification Scolytina Rank Genus | Tribe Scolytini Scientific name Scolytus Order Beetle | |
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Similar Bark beetle, Beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, Insect, True weevils | ||
Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles (subfamily Scolytinae). It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus. In Europe, while the aforementioned Scolytus multistriatus again acts as vector for infection, it is much less effective than the large elm bark beetle Scolytus scolytus.
Species include:
References
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