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 18. Dryocoetes indicus Stebbing, 1914 ( Figure 23 ) This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons rugose-punctate with dense minute punctures and sparse hairs, not forming tufts; epistomal margin with a brush of yellowish hairs; eyes emarginate anteriorly; funicle five-segmented and club obliquely truncate with two recurved sutures on anterior face, and one suture near apex on posterior face; pronotum almost as long as wide, disc convex, sides uniformly curved from base to apex; surface rugose with minute asperities, pubescence long and rather scattered, more prominent antero-laterally; scutellum large, heart-shaped, smooth, shining, dark brown; elytra 1.51× as long as pronotum and 1.42× as long as wide, broader apically than pronotum, apex rather sharply declivous, rounded; disc shining and strongly punctate, strial punctures placed in rows, large, shallow, each with a microhair; interstriae much wider than striae, set with a row of minute punctures; declivity shining, the sutural striae most strongly impressed in upper part, the punctures smaller, becoming very fine and scattered apically; vestiture of long, spiny interstrial hair-like setae, more longer laterally and on declivity; minute but evident tubercles on declivity; body dark brown; body length: 4.0– 4.36 mm , 2.46× as long as wide. Females have a bright yellow tuft of dense hair-like setae on frons, much longer towards the margins; body length: 3.0–4.0 mm. Material examined: New records: India : 5 ♂ ′s, 3 ♀ ′s. Kashmir , Baramulla , Check post Gulmarg ( 34° 03.797′ N , 074° 24.948′ E , 7552 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 25.05.2017 ( KUIC ) . Kashmir , Bandipora , Chorwan Gurez ( 34° 39.242′ N , 074° 53.581′ E , 8275 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 17.08.2018 ( KUIC ) . Kashmir , Baramulla , Baba Reshi ( 34° 03.92′ N , 074° 24.54′ E , 7600 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 10.07.2019 ( KUIC ) . Kashmir , Kupwara , Tangdhar ( 34° 23.527′ N , 073° 51.894′ E , 6525 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 10.07.2017 ( KUIC ) . Distribution: India : Himachal Pradesh , Kashmir, Uttarakhand . Nepal Hosts: Abies pindrow , Picea smithiana , Pinus wallichiana ( Pinaceae )