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Scolytine - Xylosandrus germanus
Copyright © 2011 Tim Loh

Scolytine - Xylosandrus germanus
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
May 18, 2010
Size: 2 mm

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Contributed by Tim Loh on 12 February, 2011 - 3:23pm
Last updated 19 March, 2012 - 7:59am

Xylosandrus germanus
Despite the name, this species is originally from temperate Asia. It has been in eastern North America since the 1920's and has recently turned up in the Pacific Northwest.
… Thomas H. Atkinson, 19 March, 2012 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

 
'germanus' does not refer to geography, it means 'sibling'
(compare 'germane')
germanicus, on the other hand, does mean 'German'
… v belov, 19 March, 2012 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Xyleborus.
… Thomas H. Atkinson, 19 March, 2012 - 7:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bark and Ambrosia Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 14 February, 2011 - 1:24am login or register to post comments

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