Pine Bark Beetle

Phloeosinus pini

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Pine Bark Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Phloeosinus pini
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Curculionidae
Habitat
breeds in Pinus and Picea
References: 
A264
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Reindeer Stn, Tulita (also in ne BC and south of Ft Smith
Score: 
A
References: 
B192
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
2 sites Nt: known from 2 sites (CNC, Bright 1976).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
July 14, 2014

References

Habitat

  • Douglas, H., Bouchard, P., Anderson, RS., de Tonnancour, P. Vigneault, R. Webster, RP. (2013) New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada.. ZooKeys 309 : 13-48. - A264 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Bright, DE. (1976) The Bark Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Coleoptera: Scolytidae.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 241 pgs. http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmonographs/insects_and_arachnids_part_2.pdf - B192 Return