Corthylus columbianus

Corthylus columbianus
Adult, at left, with two pupae in brood cells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Corthylus
Species:
C. columbianus
Binomial name
Corthylus columbianus
Hopkins, 1894

Corthylus columbianus, also known as the chestnut timber worm or the Columbian timber beetle, is a beetle of the family Curculionidae.

References

  • "Corthylus columbianus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  • Kabir, A. K. M. F.; Giese, R. L. (September 1966). "The Columbian Timber Beetle, Corthylus columbianus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). II. Fungi and Staining Associated with the Beetle in Soft Maple". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 59 (5): 894–902. doi:10.1093/aesa/59.5.894.
  • McManus, M. L.; Giese, R. L. (1 September 1968). "The Columbian Timber Beetle, Corthylus columbianus. VII. The Effect of Climatic Integrants on Historic Density Fluctuations". Forest Science. 14 (3). Society of American Foresters: 242–253. Retrieved 18 November 2010.


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