Cryphalini
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Cryphalus pubescens
Cryphalus pubescens is a small bark beetle in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. It is one of approximately 200 species in the genus Cryphalus, a group of ambrosia and bark beetles distributed worldwide. The species was described by Hopkins in 1915 and is known from North America, with records from British Columbia and the United States. Like other cryphaline beetles, it is associated with woody plants, though specific host associations remain poorly documented.
Eidophelus
Eidophelus is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. The genus was established by Eichhoff in 1876 and contains species formerly classified within the tribe Cryphalini. Based on recent taxonomic revision, Eidophelus has been reassigned from the former Cryphalini to one of three newly erected tribes. Species are extremely small, comparable in size to a grain of wheat.
Eidophelus jalapae
Eidophelus jalapae is a minute bark beetle species in the tribe Cryphalini. Like other members of this group, it is extremely small, measuring approximately 1 mm in length. The species was subject to taxonomic reclassification as part of the 2024 revision of the former Cryphalini, which reorganized this historically chaotic group into three distinct tribes. Eidophelus jalapae is one of multiple species within the genus Eidophelus that were clarified through this taxonomic work.