A
bark beetle is one of about 220 genera with 6,000 species of beetles in the subfamily
Scolytinae. Traditionally, this was considered a distinct family
Scolytidae, but is now understood to be very specialized members of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Well-known species are members of the type genus
Scolytus, namely the European elm bark beetle
S. multistriatus and the large elm bark beetle
S. scolytus, which like the American elm bark beetle <
(Wikipedia)