Tomicini

Tomicini
	Adult Xylechinus pilosus from above (left) and from the side
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Scolytinae
Tribe:	Tomicini; Thomson, 1839
Genera
	Several, see text
Synonyms
	Tomicina

Tomicini are a tribe of bark beetles, highly specialized weevils of the subfamily Scolytinae. They belong to the group of tribes around the Hylesinini, which are all included in these by some authors. In this case, the Tomicini become a subtribe Tomicina.

This tribe contains a number of notorious pests, in particular of conifers; even by bark beetle standards, some Tomicini are unusually destructive and can cause massive amounts of damage during outbreaks. Some Tomicini have spread from their native range with shipments of forestry produce and established themselves as invasive species.

Genera

Chaetoptelius
Dendroctonus ^[1]
Dendrotrupes
Hylurdrectonus
Hylurgonotus
Hylurgopinus
Hylurgus
Pachycotes
Pseudohylesinus
Pseudoxylechinus
Sinophloeus
Tomicus (= Blastophagus, Myelophilus)
Xylechinosomus
Xylechinus

References

^ Labandeira, Conrad C.; LePage, Ben A.; Johnson, Arthur H. (November 2001). "A Dendroctonus bark engraving (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from a middle Eocene Larix (Coniferales: Pinaceae): early or delayed colonization?". American Journal of Botany. 88 (11): 2026–2039. doi:10.2307/3558429. ISSN 0002-9122.

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[1] Labandeira, Conrad C.; LePage, Ben A.; Johnson, Arthur H. (November 2001). "A Dendroctonus bark engraving (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from a middle Eocene Larix (Coniferales: Pinaceae): early or delayed colonization?". American Journal of Botany. 88 (11): 2026–2039. doi:10.2307/3558429. ISSN 0002-9122.

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