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Genus Scierus

Scierus annectans LeConte - Scierus annectans Scierus annectans Scierus annectans Scierus pubescens Scierus pubescens Hylastini, via lindgren funnel trap - Scierus annectans Hylastini, via lindgren funnel trap - Scierus annectans Hylastini, via lindgren funnel trap - Scierus annectans
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 Hylastini
Genus Scierus
Explanation of Names
Scierus LeConte 1876
Numbers
2 spp., both in our area(1)(2)
Size
2.7-4.3 mm(2)
Range
n. and w. NA(1)
Food
on Pinaceae(2)
Internet References
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