''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of

bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...

s. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a

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relationship with many different

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, particularly those in the genera ''

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'' and ''

Pichia ''Pichia'' (''Hansenula'' and '' Hyphopichia'' are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Pichiaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong acuminate cells. ''Pichia'' is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or roun ...

'' that aid in digestion and pheromone production. Species include: *'' Dendroctonus adjunctus'' - roundheaded pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus approximatus'' - Mexican pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus armandi'' - Chinese white pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus barberi -'' southwestern pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus brevicomis'' - western pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus frontalis ''Dendroctonus frontalis'', the southern pine beetle, often shortened to simply SPB, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of the southern United States, Mexico and Central America. It has recently expanded its range to the northeaste ...

'' - southern pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus jeffreyi'' - Jeffrey pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus mesoamericanus'' - Mesoamerican pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus mexicanus'' - smaller Mexican pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus micans'' - great spruce bark beetle *'' Dendroctonus murrayanae'' - lodgepole pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus parallelocollis'' - larger Mexican pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus ponderosae'' - mountain pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus pseudotsugae'' - Douglas-fir beetle *'' Dendroctonus punctatus'' - Allegheny spruce beetle *'' Dendroctonus rufipennis'' - spruce beetle *'' Dendroctonus rhizophagus'' - TBD *'' Dendroctonus simplex'' - eastern larch beetle *'' Dendroctonus terebrans'' - black turpentine beetle *'' Dendroctonus valens'' - red turpentine beetle *'' Dendroctonus vitei''

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''Dendroctonus'' Species of the Western United States
Scolytinae Curculionidae genera {{Scolytinae-stub