Scolytus scolytus

TaxID: 1002013

Basic Information

Scolytus scolytus

Elm Bark Beetle, Large Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus scolytus, the larger European elm bark beetle or large elm bark beetle, is a 3.5 C6 mm long bark beetle species. It is of significant importance in Eurasia as a vector of Dutch elm disease.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Scolytus

scolytus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Rafael Carbonell Font@BY-NC
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(c) Nikolai Vladimirov@BY-NC
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(c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.@BY
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(c) Thomas Shahan@BY-NC
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(c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.@BY

Morphological Features

Adult. Body length 3.5–5.5 mm. Pronotum and elytra dark brown to black; legs and antennae lighter. Frons in male flat with long yellow hair tufts on anal segment; female frons convex and nearly bald. Pronotum broader in female than in male. Elytra with distinct punctures in striae; interstriae with fine punctures and sparse short hairs. Abdomen with anal segment in male bearing a conspicuous brush of long yellow setae; female without such brush. Surface sculpture: head and pronotum finely punctate; elytral striae with rows of distinct punctures, interstriae with finer punctation. Pubescence: sparse on elytra, more evident on head and pronotum in male.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

O. Anderbrant, F. Schlyter. 1987. Differences in morphology and sexual size dimorphism between the Dutch elm disease vectors <i>Scolytus laevis</i> and <i>Scolytus scolytus</i> (Col., Scolytidae). Journal of Applied Entomology

Host Plants (2 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Ulmus Host
Ulmus minor Host

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (34 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

33
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Armenia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Switzerland Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Spain Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature