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Scolytus unispinosus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles (subfamily Scolytinae). It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1