Scolytus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1787)
(Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle)

Interactions where Scolytus pygmaeus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is associated with Foreign Ophiostoma ulmi Dutch Elm Disease - Native Form Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae Fungi, including Ophiostoma karelicum sp. nov., associated with Scolytus ratzeburgi infesting birch in Finland and Russia, Linnakowski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Niemelä, P, Pappinien, A. & Wingfield M.J., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Scolytus pygmaeus/Scolytus pygmaeuspygmy elm bark beetle Fungus / associateForeign /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Ophiostoma ulmi/Ophiostoma ulmiDutch elm disease - native form
larva larva feeds within cambium Foreign Ulmus minor Small-leaved Elm, Cornish Elm, Jersey Elm Rosales: Ulmaceae Fungi, including Ophiostoma karelicum sp. nov., associated with Scolytus ratzeburgi infesting birch in Finland and Russia, Linnakowski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Niemelä, P, Pappinien, A. & Wingfield M.J., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Scolytus pygmaeus/Scolytus pygmaeuspygmy elm bark beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus minor/Ulmus minorsmall-leaved elm, Cornish elm, Jersey elmcambium

Author & YearTitleSource
Linnakowski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Niemelä, P, Pappinien, A. & Wingfield M.J., 2008Fungi, including Ophiostoma karelicum sp. nov., associated with Scolytus ratzeburgi infesting birch in Finland and RussiaMycol. Res. Vol 112 (12): 1475-1488.

Scolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle)
GenusScolytus (a genus of bark beetles)
SubfamilySCOLYTINAE (bark and ambrosia beetles)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle)

Scolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Scolytus pygmaeus (Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle):

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