Hylurgopinus rufipes

Hylurgopinus rufipes, known as the native elm bark beetle, is a species of elm bark beetles in the tribe Hylesinini (crenulate bark beetles). It is found in Canada and the United States. It is of particular importance as a vector of Dutch elm disease. It is brownish-red in color and its size ranges from 2.34 mm to 2.9 mm.^[1]

Native elm bark beetle
imago and gallery pattern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Scolytinae
Tribe:	Hylesinini
Genus:	Hylurgopinus
Species:	H. rufipes
Binomial name
Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichhoff)[1]
Synonyms
Hylastes rufipes Eichhoff[2] Hylesinus opaculus LeConte[1][3]

Elm bark beetle trap on an elm tree