Xyloterinus | |
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Scientific 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)
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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.