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Genus Pityophthorus

Weevil 6 - Pityophthorus Pityophthorus sp., ventral - Pityophthorus Pityophthorus setosus? - Pityophthorus setosus Scolytinae? - Pityophthorus Alum Rock.J.2017.01 - Pityophthorus juglandis tiny barker - Pityophthorus consimilis Scolytinae, swept from Pinus monophylla - Pityophthorus Bark Beetle - Pityophthorus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Scolytinae (Bark and Ambrosia Beetles)
Tribe Corthylini
Subtribe Pityophthorina
Genus Pityophthorus
Explanation of Names
Pityophthorus Eichhof 1864
Numbers
>100 spp. in our area, >360 spp. worldwide(1)
Size
0.8–3.2 mm(2)
Identification
LaBonte's interactive key to the genera of North American Scolytinae (3)
Range
worldwide, >85% in the New World, >60% neotropical; throughout NA(1)
Habitat
breed in twigs, seedlings, boles, or pith(1)
Food
on many hosts, both hardwoods & conifers(1)(2)
Remarks
key to Pityophthorus species (4)
Internet References
Genus page(2)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Mercado J.E. (2011) Bark beetle genera of the United States
3.Key to the Genera of North American Scolytinae
LaBonte, J. R. 2019. Oregon Department of Agriculture.
4.Taxonomic Monograph of the Genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff in North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
Donald E. Bright. 1981. The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 December, 2006 - 4:26pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 17 June, 2023 - 5:35pm

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