Xyloterinus

Xyloterinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Scolytini
Genus: Xyloterinus
Swaine, 1918
Type species
Xyloterinus politus
(Say, 1826)

Xyloterinus is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. This is a monotypic genus and the one described species is Xyloterinus politus.[1][2][3] It is native to North America where it infests both hardwood and softwood trees, as well as stacks of logs.

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