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Definition of Scolytus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Ipidae, Family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae
Member holonyms: Dutch-elm Beetle, Scolytus Multistriatus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scolytus
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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