| Kingdom: Animalia | 
| Phylum: Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: Hexapoda | 
| Class: Insecta | 
| Infraclass: Neoptera | 
| Subclass: Pterygota | 
| Order: Coleoptera | 
| Suborder: Polyphaga | 
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia | 
| Superfamily: Curculionoidea | 
| Family: Curculionidae | 
| Subfamily: Scolytinae | 
| Tribe: Hylesinini: Polygraphina | 
| Genus: Polygraphus | 
| Subject: Polygraphus poligraphus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 
| Kingdom: Plantae | 
| Phylum: Coniferophyta | 
| Class: Pinopsida | 
| Order: Pinales | 
| Family: Pinaceae | 
| Genus: Picea | 
| Subject: Picea abies (L.) Karst. |