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Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
Scolytinae
A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the term "bark beetle" refers to the fact that many species feed in the inner bark (phloem) layer of trees, the subfamily also has many species with other lifestyles, including some that bore into wood, feed in fruit and seeds, or tunnel into herbaceous plants. Well-known species are members of the type genus Scolytus, namely the European elm bark beetle S. multistriatus and the large elm bark beetle S. scolytus, which like the American elm bark beetle Hylurgopinus rufipes, transmit Dutch elm disease fungi (Ophiostoma). The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis, and their near relatives are major pests of conifer forests in North America. A similarly aggressive species in Europe is the spruce ips Ips typographus. A tiny bark beetle, the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei is a major pest on coffee plantations around the world.
59 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Xyleborini
tribeXyleborini
Typical Bark Beetles
tribeScolytini
Engraver Beetles and Allies
tribeIpini
Hylurgini
tribeHylurgini
Crenulate Bark Beetles
tribeHylesinini
Hylastini
tribeHylastini
Corthylini
tribeCorthylini
Dryocoetini
tribeDryocoetini
Xyloterini
tribeXyloterini
Trypophloeini
tribeTrypophloeini
Scolytoplatypodini
tribeScolytoplatypodini
Cryphalini
tribeCryphalini
Crypturgini
tribeCrypturgini
Micracidini
tribeMicracidini
Ernoporini
tribeErnoporini
Eccoptopterus
genusEccoptopterus
Phloeoborus
genusPhloeoborus
Bothrosternini
tribeBothrosternini
Hypoborini
tribeHypoborini
Cyrtogenius
genusCyrtogenius
Hexacolini
tribeHexacolini
Dryoxylon
genusDryoxylon
Gnathotrupes
genusGnathotrupes
Acanthotomicus
genusAcanthotomicus
Phrixosoma
genusPhrixosoma
Sampsonius
genusSampsonius
Hyorrhynchini
tribeHyorrhynchini
Taurodemus
genusTaurodemus
Corthylocurus
genusCorthylocurus
Glochinocerus
genusGlochinocerus
Styphlosoma
genusStyphlosoma
Gymnochilus
genusGymnochilus
Sphaerotrypes
genusSphaerotrypes
Scolytomimus
genusScolytomimus
Cladoctonus
genusCladoctonus
Pseudochramesus
genusPseudochramesus
Carphotoreus
genusCarphotoreus
Corthycyclon
genusCorthycyclon
Dacnophthorus
genusDacnophthorus
Gnatholeptus
genusGnatholeptus
Microcorthylus
genusMicrocorthylus
Phloeoterus
genusPhloeoterus
Tricolus
genusTricolus
Microborus
genusMicroborus
Phloeocleptus
genusPhloeocleptus
Stenocleptus
genusStenocleptus
Scolytopsis
genusScolytopsis
Stephanoderes
genusStephanoderes
Dolurgus
genusDolurgus
Pernophorus
genusPernophorus
Hemicryphalus
genusHemicryphalus
Acacicis
genusAcacicis
Halystus
genusHalystus
Stevewoodia
genusStevewoodia
Pseudoacacicis
genusPseudoacacicis
Coriacephilini
tribeCoriacephilini
Amphiscolytini
tribeAmphiscolytini
Craniodicticus
genusCraniodicticus
Xyloctonini
tribeXyloctonini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Scolytinae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 321595.