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    chestnut timberworm
    Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841)

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    chestnut timberworm
    Melittomma sericeum
    Damage
    James Solomon
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    chestnut timberworm
    Melittomma sericeum
    Damage
    James Solomon
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    3056019
    chestnut timberworm
    Melittomma sericeum
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    James Solomon
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    chestnut timberworm
    Melittomma sericeum
    Damage
    James Solomon

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Coleoptera
    Suborder: Polyphaga
    Infraorder: Lymexyloidea
    Superfamily: Lymexylonoidea
    Family: Lymexylidae
    Subfamily: Melittommatinae
    Genus: Melittomma

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 708267

    References

    Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
    Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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