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THE SCOLYTID BEETLES. 
shining; thorax slightly narrower than elytra, with sides distinctly 
narrowed toward the head, the surface with coarse and fine punc- 
tures; elytra elongate, with coarse 
rugosities between rows of indis- 
tinct coarse punctures, the punc- 
tures on the sides of the elytra 
very coarse; the declivity with 
rows of coarse, distinct punctures, 
and the body sparsely clothed with 
long hairs. (See fig. 90.) 
BASIS OF INFORMATION". 
One specimen of this species was 
taken by the writer in the higher 
mountains of Randolph County, 
W. Ya., May 21, 1893, from \ 
freshly excavated gallery in the 
bark of the stump of a red spruce 
tree felled during the previous 
winter. This appears to be all 
that is known of its habits. 
It is represented in the Le Conte 
collection by two specimens from 
New York, from which descriptions 
were made in 1868, and by one 
the collection of the Academy of 
Fig. 90. — The Allegheny spruce beetle (Dendroc- 
tonus punctatus): Adult. Greatly enlarged. 
(Author's illustration.) 
specimen from Pennsylvania in 
Fig. 91. — The Allegheny spruce beetle: Distribution map. (Author's illustration.) 
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa. Therefore, so far as known, its 
