Eidophelus indicus ( Wood, 1989 )

Buhroo, Abdul Ahad, 2024, A taxonomic monograph of subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Western Himalaya, Zootaxa 5533 (1), pp. 1-82 : 31-32

22. Eidophelus indicus ( Wood, 1989)

( Figure 29 )

= Scolytogenes indicus Wood, 1989

This species is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: ♂ frons broadly convex, median line above eyes forming a transversely etched, indefinite summit; a transverse pair of widely spaced granules near middle, surface above finely rugose-reticulate, smooth and rough below; vestiture of fine, rather inconspicuous hair of moderate length; pronotum nearly as long as wide, widest on basal third, sides moderately arcuate, anterior margin rather broadly rounded; summit near middle, asperities on anterior slope rather coarse, finely closely punctured behind, punctures around summit slightly elevated to form granules; vestiture of rather short, recumbent hair; elytra 1.3× as long as pronotum and 1.2× as long as wide; striae not impressed, except weakly near declivity; strial punctures rather deep, small, in definite rows, somwhat confused near base on disc; interstriae almost twice as wide as striae, punctures near base resembling those on striae, punctures granulate towards declivity; declivity steep, broadly convex; sculpture about as on disc except interstriae 1 distinctly impressed, granules on all interstriae wider than on disc; vestiture consists of very minute strial hair and rows of erect, pointed bristles; each bristle as long as distance between rows, setae stout but not scale like, apical third of each tapered to a sharp point; a few short, scale-like setae also visible on declivity; body color dark brown, pronotum almost black; body length: 1.2 mm, 2.30× as long as wide.

Female similar to male except area behind pronotal summit apparently more granulate; small scale-like setae on elytral declivity more numerous.

Material examined: Holotype in NMNH (image), Smithsonian Institution , Washington, D.C. USA. Type locality: Amarkantak, Rewah State, C. I. 3500 ft., FRI, Dehradun

Distribution: India: Kashmir, Uttarakhand. Oriental region

Hosts: Hedera helix ( Araliaceae ), Moringa oleifera ( Moringaceae ), Wrightia tinctoria ( Apocynaceae )

Genus Ernoporus Thomson, 1859

Ernoporus species are diagnosed by the following morphological characters: body length: 1.4–2 mm; eyes entire; club oval, with three procurved sutures; pronotum arched; anterior pronotum with concentric rows of asperities,

forming a distinct summit, medial anterior pronotal margin with two or more protruding asperities; host: deciduous trees.

Figures

FIGURE 29. Eidophelus indicus. Holotype male: dorsal view A, lateral view B. (Courtesy: Smithsonian NMNH).