93 



CC Pronotum black; elytra black to reddish brown. 



monticolae Hopk. Page 93. 

 Conophthorus resinosae Hopk.; Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci., 5: 431, 1915. 



Length, 2-75 to 3-25 mm.; recorded by Hopkins from the Harrington 

 collection; cones of red pine; Ontario, Canada. 



Conophthorus coniperda Schwarz.; Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc, 3: 144-5, 1895. 



Length, 2-5 to 3-2 mm. Locally in cones of white pine from Ontario 

 to Nova Scotia, and southwards; also less commonly in white pine buds 

 and twigs. 



Conophthorus monticolae Hopk.; Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci., 5: 432, 1915. 



Length, 2-9 to 3-8 mm. The species before me is probably Hopkins' 

 monticolcB. It is closely alhed to the eastern coniperda Sz. and mines the 

 cones of the western white pine in a similar way. It is usually larger than 

 coniperda; clothed with longer and more conspicuous bright red hairs; with 

 the pronotum more coarsely asperate; the elytra more coarsely and deeply 

 punctured; the interstrial punctures less numerous on the disc, usually 

 seven to ten between the decli vital summit and the base, but variable and 

 in less regular rows; the decHvity broadly, distinctly sulcate, with the suture 

 practically without granules. 



One specimen has the pronotum very strongly compressed in front so 

 that the front margin is very narrowly and acutely rounded at the middle, 

 and with the declivital granules coarser. It is possibly the male. 



Host Tree. — Cones of Western White Pine. 



Distribution. — Southern coast region of British Columbia, and on 

 Vancouver island; southwards into the United States. 



The Genus Pseudopityophthorus, new genus. 



The type is P. minutissimus Zimmerman, 1868. 



Generic Characters. — The antennal club with strongly arcuate sutures, the 

 distal segments much wider than the first; the tibiae coarsely serrate; the elytra 

 not striate, irregularly finely punctulate; the intercoxal process of the 

 prosternum elongate; the male with the front clothed with very long arcuate 

 yellow hairs. Allied to Pityophthorus Eichh., in which it has been included. 



Key to the Species. 



A The pronotum subopaque; the elytral pubescence sparse, minute, slender, 

 without noticeably longer hairs on the declivital face; the punctuation 

 minute, rather sparse; the declivity only very faintly impressed on 

 each side towards the apex; length, 1-8 mm. Eastern species. 



minutissimus Zimm. Page 94. 



AA The pronotum shining; the elytral declivity bearing distinctly longer 

 hairs. 



B The longer hairs of the declivital face slender, long, closely placed and 

 conspicuous; the elytral pubescence dense and slender, often abraded; 

 the punctuation on pronotum and elytra dense and very fine; the 

 sutures of the antennal club strongly curved. A larger rather stout 

 species, length, 2-5 mm. Western States. pubipennis Lee. 



BB The hairs of the declivital face longer than on the disc and subequal 

 in length; the elytral pubescence sparse or very short and stout; 

 the first two sutures of the club moderately curved; smaller species, 

 not over 2 mm. in length. 



