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Phloeosinus dentatus
eastern juniper bark beetle, crenulate bark beetle
Phloeosinus dentatus is a bark beetle (Scolytinae) in the weevil family Curculionidae, commonly known as the eastern juniper bark beetle. It is native to North America and primarily associated with red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). The species serves as an important alternate host for hymenopterous parasitoids that also attack economically significant bark beetles, including the southern pine beetle and Ips spp.