Hylurgopinus rufipes

Native elm bark beetle
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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 the United States. 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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