Scolytus scolytus

Scolytus scolytus
Dorsal and lateral aspects of imago
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Scolytus
Species:
S. scolytus
Binomial name
Scolytus scolytus
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Bostrichus scolytus Fabricius, 1775
  • Dermestes geoffroi Goeze, 1777
  • Dermestes scolythus Sulzer, 1776
  • Dermestes scolytus geoffroi Goeze, 1777
  • Eccoptogaster scolytus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Ekkoptogaster scolytus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Hylesinus scolytus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Ips scolytus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Scolytus californicus Le Conte, 1868
  • Scolytus destructor Olivier, 1795
  • Scolytus destructor var. ciliaris Rey, 1892
  • Scolytus fuchsi Reitter, 1913
  • Scolytus niger Geoffroy, 1785
  • Scolytus punctatus Müller, 1776
  • Scolytus scolytus var. variabilis Sokanovsky, 1958
  • Scolytus triarmatus Eggers, 1912

Scolytus scolytus, the larger European elm bark beetle or large elm bark beetle, is a 3.5–6 mm long bark beetle species.[4][5] It is of significant importance in Eurasia as a vector of Dutch elm disease.

  1. ^ Fabricius, Johann Christian (1775). Systema entomologiae: sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs (in Latin). p. 59.
  2. ^ "Scolytus scolytus (large elm bark beetle)". Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Wood, S.L.; Bright, D.E. (1992). "A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera). Part 2: Taxonomic Index Volume A". Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs. 13: 371–376.
  4. ^ Старк, BH (1952). фауна СССР. Жесткокрылые. Tom 31. Короеды (PDF) (in Russian). Издательство академии наук СССР. pp. 109–111. [Stark, V.N. (1952). Fauna of the USSR. Coleoptera. Vol. 31. Bark-beetles. Academy of Sciences of the USSR.]
  5. ^ Ижевский, С.С.; Никитский, Н.Б.; Волков, О.Г.; Долгин, М.М. (2005). Иллюстрированный справочник. жуков-ксилофагов - вредителей леса и лесоматериалов Российской Федерации (PDF) (in Russian). Тула: Российская Академия Наук, Уральское отделение, Коми научный центр, Институт биологии. pp. 169–170. [Izhevsky, S.S.; et al. (2005). An illustrated guide to the xylophagous beetles injuring forests and timber in the Russian Federation. Tula: Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Branch, Komi Science Center, Institute of Biology.]