562 FAMILY SCOLYTIDAE 



widest in front, con\'ex, most convex medianly ; one-fourth less wide than long ; coarsely 

 rugose-punctate on anterior half, the rugosities transversely and acutely lozenge-shaped medianly 

 and being replaced by finer punctures on the lateral edges. Posterior half smooth and shining 

 medianly, with fine scattered punctures which are closer and thicker on sides. Densely 

 set with fine yellow hairs laterally. Elytra red-brown, shining, striate-punctate, the punctures 

 large and shallow, becoming confluent medianly just above the declivity, smaller and less 

 well marked laterally ; interspaces broad, smooth, but feebly convex, shining, set with 

 scattered hairs, thicker laterally. Declivity deeply concave, slightly shining, punctate, with 

 a fringe of stiff yellow hairs bordering the suture and an edging of long and short yellow hairs 

 encircling the declivous portion. The teeth are four in number ; i is very small and far 

 removed from 2 and 3, which are close together and of nearly equal size save that 3 is slightly 

 knobbed, the knob depressed ; 4 is quite close to the lower margin instead of being equidistant 

 from 3 and the lower margin as in loiigifolia (fig. 355, d). Under-surface shining, finely 

 punctate, clothed with long whitish-yellow hairs. The front coxae large, globose, and placed 

 close together. Length, 4.75 mm. 



The difference in the size and position of the apical teeth is sufficient to distinguish this 

 species from ribbentropi and longifolia. 



Little is known about the life history of this species. It was taken 

 from beneath the bark of dying chilgoza-trees at Shingliar in July by 

 Captain James, LA., Political Agent, Zhob. 



Tomicus (Ips) stebbingi, Strohm. 



Reference. — Strohmeyer, Entomol. Wochenbl. xxv, p. 69, igo8. 



Habitat. — North-West Himalaya. 

 Tree Attacked. — Deodar {Cedrus deodara). Kulu. 



Strohmeyer received four males of this insect from C. Rost from Kulu, 



said to have been taken from deodar. I have never 



Life History. found a Tomicus of the size of Strohmeyer's insects 



in the deodar in the Western Himala}a, and without 



seeing his specimens am unable to distinguish the species from Toniicus 



ribbentropi. 



PiTYOGENES. 



Hagedorn includes this genus under Toiiiiciis (Ips). I have preferred 

 to keep it distinct. 



Pityogenes coniferae, Stabbing. 



References. — Stebbing. Ind. For. Mem. Zool. Ser. vol. i, pt. i, 30; id. Chilgoza Bark-Bor. Zhob. For. 

 Bull. no. 3, p 14 ; Depart. Notes, i, p. 242. 



Habitat. — N.W. Himalaya ; N. Zhob, Baluchistan (Suliman Mountains). 

 Trees Attacked. — Deodar {Ccdnis deodara) ; Blue Pine (Pinus excelsa) ; 

 Spruce {Picea morinda). N.W. Himalaya; Chilgoza Pine {Pinus gerardiana), 

 N. Zhob, and Suliman Mountains. 



Beetle. — $ Sub-elongate. Black, shining; the elytra often orange or red-brown with 

 black basal and lateral edging. Head black, with a strongly marked deep square depression 

 on upper part of forehead and two small posterior ones on either side 

 Description. of a post-median raised space which is moderately shining and finely 



punctate. Thorax constricted and rounded anteriorly ; rugose- 

 punctate, rugosities strongest in the anterior half and increasing m size to a raised central 



