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    balsam bark beetle
    Pissodes striatulus (Fabricius, 1775)

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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: Molytinae
    Tribe: Pissodini
    Genus: Pissodes

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 618799

    Synonyms and Other Names

    Related Scientific Names:
    Pissodes dubius Randall, 1838(Synonym)
    Related Scientific Names:
    Pissodes fraseri Hopkins(Synonym)
    Related Scientific Names:
    Pissodes piperi Hopkins(Synonym)

    References

    Common Name Reference: Drooz AT, ed. 1989. Insects of eastern forests. Misc. Publ. 1426. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 608 p.
    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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