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 26. Xylechinus padus Wood, 1988a ( Figure 34 ) This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♀ frons broadly convex, a feeble median impression on lower half, pre-epistomal margin rather abrupt on median two-thirds; surface smooth and shining, feeble reticulation becoming slightly stronger laterally, much stronger towards vertex; punctures rather small, distinct, moderately coarse; vestiture of sparse, fine, rather short hairs; pronotum 1.24× wider than long; sides on basal half almost parallel, very weakly constricted on anterior half; surface smooth, shining, punctures moderately large, very close, rather deep; vestiture of moderately abundant, fine, rather short hairs; elytra 1.95× as long as pronotum, 1.6× as long as wide; striae slightly impressed, with moderately impressed close punctures, usually with small tubercles arising from interior; interstriae nearly 1.5× wider than striae, distinctly convex, 1 st and 3 rd interstriae slightly more strongly elevated on posterior half of disc and on declivity; 1 st and 3 rd interstriae each with a row of small, subcrenulate tuberculations throughout, others usually with smaller tuberculations near base; declivity convex, steep; odd-numbered interstriae distinctly elevated, 3 and 9 elevations join and then continue almost to 1 st interstria; odd-numbered interstriae each with a few to many small tubercules, others unarmed; vestiture of moderately abundant, short, almost hair-like setae throughout elytra; body length: 2.60–2.75 mm , 2.19× as long as wide. FIGURE 34 . Xylechinus padus . Female: dorsal view A , fronto-lateral view B . Male similar to female, except the frons is without median impression. Remarks: This species is larger than other Indian Xylechinus species , it has a very different vestiture, and declivital interstriae 1 and 3 are distinctly elevated. Material examined: New record: India : 2 ♀ ′s. Kashmir , Ganderbal , Thajwas Sonamarg ( 34° 18.222′ N , 075° 16.388′ E , 9105 ft. ), A.A. Buhroo , 03.09.2019 ( KUIC ) . Distribution: India : Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand . China : Yunnan Hosts: Prunus cornuta ( Rosaceae )