Pygmy-borer

Guides

• Cryphalini

  pygmy borers

  Cryphalini is a tribe of minute bark beetles (Scolytinae) comprising extremely small species, many under 2 mm in length. The tribe has undergone major taxonomic revision, with former members now distributed across three tribes based on molecular and morphological evidence. Members of this group are among the most abundant bark beetles globally and include significant agricultural pests.

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• 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.

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