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    true fir bark beetles
    Scolytus spp. Geoffrey 1762

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    2116002
    true fir bark beetles
    Scolytus spp.
    Adult(s)
    E. Richard Hoebeke
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    1470060
    true fir bark beetles
    Scolytus spp.
    Infestation
    A. Steven Munson
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    1470061
    true fir bark beetles
    Scolytus spp.
    Infestation
    A. Steven Munson

    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: Scolytina
    Genus: Scolytus

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 114946
    NPDN Pest: INBQCBA

    Synonyms and Other Names

    Related Scientific Names:
    Scolytum spp. Geoffroy 1762(Misspelling)

    References

    Common Name Reference: VEG_DISTURBANCE_AGENTS table of the FSVeg Field Sampled Vegetation Data Dictionary version 1.3, dated March 12, 1999.
    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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