bark beetles

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• Bark beetle — The unrelated sawyer beetles (Monochamus) and some other wood boring beetle taxa (especially Cucujoidea) are sometimes called bark beetles too. Bark beetles Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae …   Wikipedia

• bark beetle — any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that nest under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood. Also called ambrosia beetle, engraver beetle. [1860 65] * * * Any member of the beetle family… …   Universalium

• bark beetle — bark′ bee tle n. ent any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that burrow under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

• bark-gnawing beetle — ▪ insect       any of some 500 species of beetles (order Coleoptera) that are found under bark, in woody fungi, and in dry plant material, mostly in the tropics. Bark gnawing beetles range from 5 to 20 mm (0.2 to 0.8 inch) and are dark coloured.… …   Universalium

• bark beetle — noun Date: 1862 any of numerous beetles (family Scolytidae) that bore under the bark of trees both as a larva and as an adult …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bark beetle — noun any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees …   Wiktionary

• elm bark beetle — noun : either of two beetles that are vectors of the fungus which causes Dutch elm disease: a. : a native beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes) of eastern No. America b. : a smaller European beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that has become established in… …   Useful english dictionary

• flat bark beetle — ▪ insect also called  cucujid  or   flat grain beetle         any of approximately 500 species of beetles (beetle) (insect order Coleoptera (coleopteran)) that are red, yellow, or brown and easily recognized by their narrow, flattened bodies.… …   Universalium

• elm bark beetle — noun Date: circa 1909 either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease: a. one (Hylurgopinus rufipes) native to eastern North America b. one (Scolytus multistriatus) introduced from Europe into… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …   Universalium