A taxonomic monograph of subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Western Himalaya Author Buhroo, Abdul Ahad 0000-0002-9576-1165 Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar- 190006 India abuhroo @ yahoo. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9576 - 1165 abuhroo@yahoo.com text Zootaxa 2024 2024-10-31 5533 1 1 82 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5533.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5533.1.1 1175-5334 14023339 F48DF7EE-7DED-49D3-96A5-620881E3AB36 41. Scolytus kashmirensis Schedl, 1958 ( Figure 53 ) This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons plano-concave, surface rugose punctate except a median smooth area, a short median raised line above epistoma upto the smooth area; lateral margins of frons with two parallel rows of long, erect setae; eyes much elongated with a wide shallow emargination anteriorly; pronotum as wide as long (1.03×), constricted and impressed near the anterior margin; surface shiny with minute punctures on pronotal disc, denser towards apex; pronotum black on anterior 2/3, posterior 1/3 of pronotum and elytra light brown in color (with some black shade in the middle of each elytra); scutellum set deeply in scutellar impression, covered with elongated scale-like white setae; elytra 1.11× as long as its width, 1.20× as long as pronotum, strial and interstrial punctures somewhat large, round and shallow, nearly equal in size; the 2 nd abdominal ventrite near its anterior border with a low blunt tooth-like structure, posterior margin armed with a lip-like extension in the middle, with a knobbed tooth on each side; lateral sides of pronotum, posterior portion of elytra, 1 st , 2 nd and 5 th abdominal ventrites, and hind legs covered by long hair-like setae, setae much longer on posterior elytra and hind legs; body lenth: 3.72–4.30 mm , 2.38× as long as wide. FIGURE 53. Scolytus kashmirensis . Male: dorsal view A , abdominal declivity B ; female: dorsal view C , abdominal declivity D . In females, the median tooth on the 2 nd abdominal ventrite is much larger, the lip-like structure is strongly reduced, the lateral teeth on the posterior border much smaller and farther apart from each other; frons is covered by sparse hair-like setae throughout; body length: 4.24 mm . Material examined: New records: India : 2 ♂ ′s, 1 ♀ . Kashmir , Anantnag , Danter ( 33° 43′34.07′′ N , 075° 09′13.58′′ E , 5270 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 01.08.2011 ( KUIC ) . Kashmir , Anantnag , Halan Verinag ( 33° 29.365′ N , 075° 16.394′ E , 7132 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 22.08.2012 ( KUIC ) . Kashmir , Anantnag , Thajiwara Bijbehara ( 33° 47.59′ N , 075° 08.67′ E , 5420 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 07.09.2017 ( KUIC ) . Distribution: India : Kashmir Hosts: Ulmus villosa , U. wallichiana ( Ulmaceae )