Phloeosinini is the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
of
bark beetle
A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
s which includes the genera ''
Carphotoreus'', ''
Catenophorus'', ''
Chramesus'', ''
Cladoctonus'', ''
Cortisinus'', ''
Dendrosinus'', ''
Hyledius'', ''
Hyleops'', ''
Paleosinus'', ''
Phloeocranus'', ''
Phloeoditica'', ''
Phloeosinopsioides'', ''
Phloeosinus'', ''
Protosinus'' and ''
Pseudochramesus''.
[Donald E. Bright, Robert E. Skidmore 2002: A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera): Supplement 2 (1995-1999). National Research Council of Canada, Conseil national de recherches Canada. NRC Research Press. 611 pp.]
References
External links
Scolytinae
Polyphaga tribes
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