Ips (beetle)

Ips
Ips calligraphus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Ipini
Genus: Ips
De Geer, 1775
Species

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Ips is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, the true weevils. They are bark beetles, members of the subfamily Scolytinae. Species are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere.[1] Some are known as introduced species in Australia and Africa.[2] Many species are pests of forest trees, especially pines and spruces.[3] They are known commonly as engraver beetles,[4] ips engraver beetles,[5][6] and pine engravers.[7]

  1. ^ Birgersson, G., et al. (2012). Pheromone production, attraction, and interspecific inhibition among four species of Ips bark beetles in the southeastern USA. Psyche 2012. Article 532652
  2. ^ Buhroo, A. A. and F. Lakatos. (2011). Molecular and morphological diagnostic markers for the Himalayan Ips DeGeer species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 3128, 47–57.
  3. ^ Ips species of the western United States. Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World. Bugwood Network. 2006.
  4. ^ Cranshaw, W. and D. A. Leatherman. Ips Beetles. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Colorado State University Extension. 2013.
  5. ^ Ips spp. Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World. Bugwood Network. 2006.
  6. ^ Eickwort, J. M., et al. Ips engraver beetles (Ips spp.) EENY-388. Entomology and Nematology. University of Florida IFAS. Published 2006, updated 2012.
  7. ^ Fairweather, M. L., et al. Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of Arizona and New Mexico Forests. USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region. 2006.