Dendroctonus | |
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Dendroctonus ponderosae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
Genus: |
Dendroctonus Erichson, 1836 |
Species | |
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Dendroctonus is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America.
Species include: