Dryocoetes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae, in the subfamily Scolytinae (bark beetles).[1]

Dryocoetes
Dryocoetes autographus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Scolytini
Genus: Dryocoetes
Eichhoff, 1864

The species in this genus are found in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. They feed on Abies, Betula, Fagus, Liquidambar, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Tsuga deciduous and conifer trees.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1864". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Dryocoetes". idtools.org.
  3. ^ "Species Dryocoetes betulae". bugguide.net.
  4. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle". www2.gov.bc.ca.
  5. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle". tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca. 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Western balsam bark beetle" (PDF). www.fs.usda.gov.
  7. ^ "Dryocoetes himalayensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a new bark beetle species for Slovakia and Austria, and its occurrence in the Czech Republic". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)