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 22. Eidophelus indicus ( Wood, 1989 ) ( Figure 29 ) = Scolytogenes indicus Wood, 1989 This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons broadly convex, median line above eyes forming a transversely etched, indefinite summit; a transverse pair of widely spaced granules near middle, surface above finely rugose-reticulate, smooth and rough below; vestiture of fine, rather inconspicuous hair of moderate length; pronotum nearly as long as wide, widest on basal third, sides moderately arcuate, anterior margin rather broadly rounded; summit near middle, asperities on anterior slope rather coarse, finely closely punctured behind, punctures around summit slightly elevated to form granules; vestiture of rather short, recumbent hair; elytra 1.3× as long as pronotum and 1.2× as long as wide; striae not impressed, except weakly near declivity; strial punctures rather deep, small, in definite rows, somwhat confused near base on disc; interstriae almost twice as wide as striae, punctures near base resembling those on striae, punctures granulate towards declivity; declivity steep, broadly convex; sculpture about as on disc except interstriae 1 distinctly impressed, granules on all interstriae wider than on disc; vestiture consists of very minute strial hair and rows of erect, pointed bristles; each bristle as long as distance between rows, setae stout but not scale like, apical third of each tapered to a sharp point; a few short, scale-like setae also visible on declivity; body color dark brown, pronotum almost black; body length: 1.2 mm , 2.30× as long as wide. FIGURE 29 . Eidophelus indicus . Holotype male: dorsal view A , lateral view B . (Courtesy: Smithsonian NMNH). Female similar to male except area behind pronotal summit apparently more granulate; small scale-like setae on elytral declivity more numerous. Material examined: Holotype in NMNH (image), Smithsonian Institution , Washington , D.C. USA . Type locality: Amarkantak , Rewah State, C. I. 3500 ft. , FRI, Dehradun Distribution: India : Kashmir, Uttarakhand . Oriental region Hosts: Hedera helix ( Araliaceae ), Moringa oleifera ( Moringaceae ), Wrightia tinctoria ( Apocynaceae ) Genus Ernoporus Thomson, 1859 Ernoporus species are diagnosed by the following morphological characters: body length: 1.4–2 mm ; eyes entire; club oval, with three procurved sutures; pronotum arched; anterior pronotum with concentric rows of asperities, forming a distinct summit, medial anterior pronotal margin with two or more protruding asperities; host: deciduous trees.