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Dryocoetes

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Dryocoetes
Dryocoetes autographus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Scolytini
Genus: Dryocoetes
Eichhoff, 1864

Dryocoetes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae, in the subfamily Scolytinae (bark beetles).[1]

The species in this genus are found in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. They feed on Abies, Betula, Fagus, Liquidambar, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Tsuga deciduous and conifer trees.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1864". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Dryocoetes". idtools.org.
  3. ^ "Species Dryocoetes betulae". bugguide.net.
  4. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle". www2.gov.bc.ca.
  5. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle". tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca. 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle" (PDF). www.fs.usda.gov.
  7. ^ "Dryocoetes himalayensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a new bark beetle species for Slovakia and Austria, and its occurrence in the Czech Republic". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)