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 34. Polygraphus aterrimus Strohmeyer, 1908b ( Figure 45 ) FIGURE 45. Polygraphus aterrimus . Male: dorsal view A , lateral view B ; female: dorsal view C , frons D . This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons plano-concave, entire surface with close dense punctures and erect hairs denser on margin forming a ring, hairs not touching each other at tips; eyes completely divided into two parts; antennal scape long; funicle with five segments; club obtuse with fine pubescence; pronotum 1.3× wider than long, median line distinct, basal margin substraight, lateral sides outcurved and suddenly narrowing before emarginate anterior margin; surface shining with distinct dense punctures and small scale-like setae; scutellum depressed; elytra 1.47× as long as its width, three times longer than pronotum, basal margin somewhat substraight with weak crenulations, lateral sides subparallel upto basal three fourth, thence broadly rounded posteriorly; discal striae marked by punctures, each with a microhair; striae 1 and 2 more impressed than others; interstriae nearly three times wider than striae with small irregular punctures intermixed with short, blunt setae; interstriae toward basal margin more roughened and granulate; declivity commencing on posterior fourth, face convex and steep, stria 1 impressed; head pitchy black, pronotum and elytra dark brown; body length: 3.48 mm , 2.43× as long as wide. Females are armed with a pair of frontal tubercles and slightly larger than males; body length: 3.52 mm . Material examined: New record: India : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ . Himachal Pradesh , Shimla , Tharoch ( 30° 56′53.67′′ N , 77° 36′33.58′′ E , 6338 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 15.07.2011 ( KUIC ) . Distribution: India : Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Thailand Hosts: Abies pindrow , Cedrus deodara , Pinus roxburghii , P. wallichiana ( Pinaceae )