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 9. Crypturgus beesoni Eggers, 1936 ( Figure 12 ) This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons slightly convex with fine, dense punctures; vestiture of short, fine hairs; pronotum 1.44× as long as wide, sides almost parallel, anterior margin broadly rounded, postero-lateral corners somewhat rounded; surface slightly convex, shiny, without a clear median line; punctures dense, clear, but not coarse; elytra 1.90× as long as pronotum and 1.66× as long as wide; basal margin clearly wider than pronotum, lateral sides parallel, narrowly rounded towards apex; disc somewhat convex with slightly impressed striae; strial punctures small, round, dense and shallow; interstriae slightly wider than striae, smooth, shiny with extremely fine, dense punctures; declivity convex, moderately steep; body vestiture consists of fine and short hairs, longer throughout the body margins; body dark brown; body length: 1.0 mm. Female similar to male, except sides of pronotum somewhat bulging laterally, elytral apex almost rounded in a semicircle. Material examined: Lectotype ♂ in NMNH (image), Smithsonian Institution , Washington , D.C. USA . Type locality: Kashmir Distribution: India : Kashmir, Uttarakhand . Hosts: Cedrus deodara , Pinus roxburghii ( Pinaceae ).