Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles (subfamily Scolytinae). It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus. In Europe, while the aforementioned Scolytus multistriatus again acts as vector for infection, it is much less effective than the large elm bark beetle Scolytus scolytus.
Species Species include: Scolytus amygdali Guerin, 1847, the almond bark beetle Scolytus dentatus Bright, 1964 Scolytus fagi Walsh, 1867 Scolytus jacobsoni Spessivtzev, 1919 Scolytus laricis Blackman, 1934, the larch engraver Scolytus mali (Bechstein, 1805), the larger shothole borer Scolytus monticolae Swaine, 1917 Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham, 1802), the European elm bark beetle, smaller European elm bark beetle Scolytus muticus Say, 1824, the hackberry beetle Scolytus obelus Wood, 1962 Scolytus opacus Blackman, 1934 Scolytus oregoni Blackman, 1934 Scolytus praeceps Le Conte, 1876 Scolytus quadrispinosus Say, 1824, the hickory bark beetle Scolytus reflexus Blackman, 1934 Scolytus robustus Blackman, 1934 Scolytus rugulosus (Müller, 1818), the shothole borer Scolytus schevyrewi Semenov, 1902, the banded elm bark beetle Scolytus scolytus (Fabricius, 1775), larger European elm bark beetle Scolytus subscaber Le Conte, 1876 Scolytus unispinosus Le Conte, 1876, the Douglas-fir engraver Scolytus ventralis Le Conte, 1868, the fir engraver
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PaDIL Sheet on Scolytus scolytus