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scolytid, n.|ˈskɒlɪtɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Scolytid-æ, f. Scolytus (E. L. Geoffroy Hist. Insectes de Paris (1762) I. 309), f. Gr. σκολι-ός bent, curved: see next and -id.]
A small cylindrical bark- or wood-boring beetle of the family Scolytidæ; of or pertaining to a beetle of this kind or the family as a whole.
1890Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington II. 77 (title) Notes on the breeding habits of some Scolytids. 1899D. Sharp Insects ii. (Camb. Nat. Hist.) 295 The work of particular Scolytids can be recognised by the initiated. 1909Bull. U.S. Bureau Entomol. LXXIII. 1 (title) Practical information on the Scolytid beetles of North American forests. 1925A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. iii. 510 Scolytid larvæ are apodous. 1959E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 256 The best-known scolytid is probably..the Large Elm Bark Beetle. 1972Oxf. Univ. Gaz. CII. No. 3496 (Suppl.* 2) 22 Investigations on Scolytid beetles of timber. 1976Nature 24 June 696/2 Most scolytids..occupy temporary habitats. |