Definition of Dendroctonus

1. Noun. Genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Dendroctonus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Ipidae, Family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae
Member holonyms: Dendroctonus Rufipennis, Spruce Bark Beetle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dendroctonus

Dena'inas
Denali
Denali Fault
Denali National Park
Denbighshire
Dench
Dendranthema
Dendranthema grandifloruom
Dendraspis
Dendroaspis
Dendroaspis augusticeps
Dendrocalamus
Dendrocalamus giganteus
Dendrocolaptes
Dendrocolaptidae
Dendroctonus
Dendroctonus rufipennis
Dendroica
Dendroica auduboni
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica fusca
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica striate
Dendroica tigrina
Dendrolagus
Dendromecon
Dene
Dene-Yeniseian
Deneb
Deneb Kaitos

Literary usage of Dendroctonus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1903)
"His first trip was made through the South-eastern States, to determine the area of a recent outbreak of dendroctonus frontali!. He found in the southern ..."

2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1902)
"Hopkins then read his paper entitled " Notes on the Genus dendroctonus," of ... Attention is called to the meagre knowledge of the dendroctonus and the ..."

3. Rhynchophora Or Weevils of North Eastern America by Willis Stanley Blatchley, Charles William Leng (1916)
"dendroctonus PUNCTATUS Lee., 1868, 173. Dark reddish-brown. Head convex, with moderately distinct anterior impression. Punctures of pronotum distinct, ..."

4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1913)
"A few dendroctonus-killed jack pines may be seen along the Clear Lake trail. Conditions are 'being carefully watched by the officers of the reserve and any ..."

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