scolytidn.
/ˈskɒlɪtɪd/ 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.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > belonging to Rhyncophora > of or relating to member of Scolytidae
scolytid1890
scolytoid1899
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Curculionoidea or Rhyncophora > family Scolytidae > member of (bark-beetle)
timber-capricorn1803
timber-beetle1841
bark-borer1859
bark-beetle1862
pin borer1890
scolytid1890
timberman1894
engraver beetle1896
ambrosia beetle1897
pinhole borer1916
shot-hole borer1916
1890 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 2 77 (title) Notes on the breeding habits of some Scolytids.
1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 295 The work of particular Scolytids can be recognised by the initiated.
1909 Bull. U.S. Bureau Entomol. 73 1 (title) Practical information on the Scolytid beetles of North American forests.
1925 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. iii. 510 Scolytid larvæ are apodous.
1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 256 The best-known scolytid is probably..the Large Elm Bark Beetle.
1972 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. CII. No. 3496 (Suppl.* 2) 22 Investigations on Scolytid beetles of timber.
1976 Nature 24 June 696/2 Most scolytids..occupy temporary habitats.
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