Hylurgopinus

Hylurgopinus
Imago and gallery pattern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Hylesinini
Genus: Hylurgopinus
J.M.Swaine, 1918
Species:
H. rufipes
Binomial name
Hylurgopinus rufipes
J.M.Swaine, 1918
Synonyms
  • Hylastes rufipes Eichhoff
  • Hylesinus opaculus LeConte

Hylurgopinus rufipes, the native elm bark beetle, is a species of elm bark beetles in the tribe Hylesinini (crenulate bark beetles). It is the only species in the genus Hylurgopinus. 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.