Definition of Scolytus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Scolytus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Ipidae, Family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae
Member holonyms: Dutch-elm Beetle, Scolytus Multistriatus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scolytus

Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma flavidium
Sclerodermataceae
Sclerodermatales
Scleroparei
Sclerostoma
Sclerotiniaceae
Scobey
Scolopacidae
Scolopax
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopendrium nigripes
Scolymus
Scolymus hispanicus
Scolytidae
Scolytus (current term)
Scolytus multistriatus
Scomber colias
Scomber japonicus
Scomber scombrus
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox
Scomberesox saurus
Scomberomorus
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scomberomorus maculatus
Scomberomorus regalis
Scomberomorus sierra
Scombresocidae
Scombresox

Literary usage of Scolytus

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

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1849)
"To destroy the ova and very young larvae, yet in the crevices of the bark, treat the same as for the Scolytus. To destroy the Scolytus, remove all the old ..."

2. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1905)
"Scolytus rugulosus, Ratze. Branches of plum trees were forwarded by a correspondent at Harvington, ... The Plum Bark Beetle (Scolytus rugulosus). 1. ..."

3. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"Perhaps there is no wood-boring beetle which is known so well as the little insect which is called Scolytus destructor. I am not aware that it has a popular ..."

4. Charles Waterton, His Home, Habits, and Handiwork: Reminiscences of an by Richard Hobson (1867)
"Of course, closet naturalists, having once fairly committed themselves, by publicly arraigning the Scolytus as the destroying agent, ..."

5. Departmental Notes on Insects that Affect Forestry by Edward Percy Stebbing (1903)
"A further note on the life history of Scolytus MAJOR, MS. ... It is therefore always found in company with the smaller Scolytus, Scolytus minor, MS., ..."

6. Strange Dwellings: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1872)
"BEETLES—The Scolytus and its ravages—Mode of forming the Tunnels— Curious instinct—Worm-eaten Furniture, its cause, and the best method of checking the ..."

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