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    pitted ambrosia beetle
    Corthylus punctatissimus (Zimmermann, 1868)

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    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Coleoptera
    Suborder: Polyphaga
    Infraorder: Cucujiformia
    Superfamily: Curculionoidea
    Family: Curculionidae
    Subfamily: Scolytinae
    Tribe: Scolytini: Corthylina
    Genus: Corthylus

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 620463
    NPDN Pest: INBQALA

    References

    Common Name Reference: Solomon JD. 1995. Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. Agric. Handbk. 706. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service: 3-212.
    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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