1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichhoff, 1868) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Hylesinini: Tomicina) Common Name native elm bark beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/142488 Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/ Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: McCaffrey, Sarah Citation: McCaffrey, Sarah (2012) native elm bark beetle(Hylurgopinus rufipes)Updated on 8/13/2012 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/142488 2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Forestry Commodity Type: Timber Distribution: USA and Canada Group: Beetles Status: Exotic species - absent from Australia 2.4. Diagnostic Notes _Hylurgopinus rufipes_ is a carrier of the Dutch Elm disease and as such is a serious pest. **Diagnosis:** Within the Tomicina, _Hylurgopinus_ can be distinguished from the similar _Xylechinus_ by its 7-segmented funicle. **Description:** This monospecific genus ranges from 2.2 to 2.5 mm in length and is approximately 2.3 times as long as wide. The color is dark brown. The pronotum is wider than long. The scutellum is small. The declivity is convex with small granules. The vestiture consists of abundant scale-like setae and rows of erect bristles in the elytra and declivity alike. The anterior margin of the compound eye is entire. The scape is usually as long as its 7- segmented funicle. The ovate club has three straight sutures. The procoxae are widely separated. 3. Diagnostic Images Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske Antenna Image: Clare McLellan Museums Dorsal Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Victoria Victoria Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske Elytra Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Head Front Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske Head Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Lateral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske Posterior Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Pronotum Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June Ala., Blount Co., 7mi S Cleveland, 28 June 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske 1967, S. Peck & A. Fiske Thorax Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Ventral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria Results Generated: Sunday, September 26, 2021 .