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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles ", 8 letters:
scolytus

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Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles (subfamily Scolytinae). It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes , and ...