Tomicini are a

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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 t ...

s, highly specialized

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s of the subfamily

Scolytinae 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 ...

. 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

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Tomicina. This tribe contains a number of notorious

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, in particular of

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s; even by bark beetle standards, some Tomicini are unusually destructive and can cause massive amounts of damage during

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s. Some Tomicini have spread from their native range with shipments of

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and established themselves as

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Genera

* '' Chaetoptelius'' * '' Dendroctonus'' * '' Dendrotrupes'' * '' Hylurdrectonus'' * '' Hylurgonotus'' * '' Hylurgopinus'' * ''

Hylurgus ''Hylurgus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 specie ...

'' * '' Pachycotes'' * ''

Pseudohylesinus ''Pseudohylesinus'' is a genus of crenulate bark beetles in the family Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 8 ...

'' * '' Pseudoxylechinus'' * '' Sinophloeus'' * '' Tomicus'' (= ''Blastophagus, Myelophilus'') * '' Xylechinosomus'' * '' Xylechinus''

References

* * Scolytinae Beetle tribes {{Scolytinae-stub