Dendroctonus jeffreyi, known generally as the Jeffrey pine beetle or mountain pine beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] The Jeffrey pine beetle is monophagous on the Jeffrey pine tree, a dominant yellow pine and most concentrated in areas ranging from Southwestern Oregon to Baja California to western Nevada.[4] In its native range, it causes a significant amount of damage as large numbers of tree mortality have been documented. It is known to cause significant changes to the composition and structure of the Jeffrey pine tree.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Dendroctonus |
| Species: | D. jeffreyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendroctonus jeffreyi Hopkins, 1909
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References edit
- ^ a b "Dendroctonus jeffreyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Dendroctonus jeffreyi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Dendroctonus jeffreyi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b Strom, B; Smith, S; Brownie, C (2013). "Attractant and Disruptant Semiochemicals for Dendroctonus jeffreyi(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)". Environmental Entomology. 42 (2): 323–332. doi:10.1603/en12300. PMID 23575023.
Further reading edit
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.