Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


native elm bark beetle
Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichhoff, 1868)



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native elm bark beetle
Hylurgopinus rufipes
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John A. Williams


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: Hylesinini: Tomicina
Genus: Hylurgopinus

Other System Links

ITIS: 114899


Synonyms and Other Names

Related Scientific Names:
Hylurgopinus rufipesi (Eichhoff, 1868)(Misspelling)

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