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Hylurgopinus rufipes

Hylurgopinus rufipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Hylesinini
Genus: Hylurgopinus
Species: H. rufipes
Binomial name
Hylurgopinus rufipes
(Eichhoff)
Synonyms
  • Hylastes rufipes Eichhoff
  • Hylesinus opaculus LeConte

Hylurgopinus rufipes, known as the native elm bark beetle, is a species of elm bark beetles in the tribe Hylesinini (crenulate bark beetles). It is found in Canada and USA. It is of particular importance as a vector of Dutch elm disease. It is brownish-red in color and its size ranges from 2.34 mm to 2.9 mm.


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