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    twig beetles
    Pityophthorus spp. Eichhoff 1864

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    2115093
    twig beetles
    Pityophthorus spp.
    Adult(s)
    E. Richard Hoebeke
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    1468139
    twig beetles
    Pityophthorus spp.
    Infestation
    USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region - Ogden, UT

    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: Pityophthorina
    Genus: Pityophthorus

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 617122
    NPDN Pest: INBQEJA

    References

    Common Name Reference: Encyclopedia of Life. Available from http://www.eol.org.
    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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