Trypodendron

Trypodendron
Trypodendron lineatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Scolytini
Genus: Trypodendron
Stephens, 1830
Synonyms
  • Xyloteres (Ferrari, 1867)
  • Xyloterus (Erichson, 1836)

Trypodendron is a genus of ambrosia beetles of the family Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Trypodendron.

Some species have reached pest status because they attack freshly sawn timber and degrade the wood.