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 2. Pityophthorus chilgoza Wood, 1989 ( Figure 4 ) This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♀ frons flat from eye to eye, finely, rather closely punctured near margins, ornamented by a marginal fringe of long hairs, setae in central area sparse to obsolete and much shorter; the anterior margin of compound eye emarginate; pronotum almost as long as wide; sides on basal half sub-straight, rather narrowly rounded anteriorly, anterior margin armed by four serrations, median pair much longer; anterior half asperate, asperities smaller and more confused than in other Indian species; posterior areas smooth, shining, rather finely, not closely punctured; glabrous except for sparse setae near margins; scutellum somewhat sub-triangular, elytra 1.8× as long as wide; sides almost straight and parallel on basal two-thirds, rather narrowly rounded posteriorly; striae not impressed, punctures moderately large, deep; interstriae nearly one and a half times as wide as striae, smooth, shining, impunctate; declivity rather steep, weakly bisulcate; strial punctures minute, interstriae 2 widened, smooth, shining, impunctate, 3 unarmed, a few small punctures evident; vestiture of minute strial hair and, on declivity, a few short, erect, interstrial setae; body length: 1.4 mm , 2.70× as long as wide. Male similar to female except frons somewhat convex, its surface irregularly rugose punctate, shining with a short, acute median carina; body length: 1.45 mm . Remarks: Although this species resembles P. deodara in appearance, they are not closely related. It may be distinguished by the long pubescence on the female frons, the absence of a carina on the female frons, the less strongly (shallowly) impressed declivital sulcus, and the much more confused arrangement of smaller pronotal asperities. Material examined: Holotype ♀ and Allotype in Smithsonian NMNH, USA (images). Type locality: Kilba ( 7000 ft. ), U. Bashahr Div. , Punjab, India Distribution: India : Himachal Pradesh Hosts: Pinus gerardiana ( Pinaceae )