Crypturgini LeConte, 1876

Buhroo, Abdul Ahad, 2024, A taxonomic monograph of subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Western Himalaya, Zootaxa 5533 (1), pp. 1-82 : 16

Tribe Crypturgini LeConte, 1876

Genus Crypturgus Erichson, 1836

Crypturgus species are diagnosed by the following morphological characters: body length 1.0– 1.5 mm; scutellum small; unarmed simply punctate pronotum longer than wide, eyes emarginate anteriorly; scape longer than twosegmented funicle; club broad, irregularly oval with indistinct procurved suture at its apex; elytral declivity round with vestiture of recumbent long bristles, also in rest of the body; the procoxae contiguous; sexual dimorphism based on length and form of pronotum; host: conifers.

Key to the Himalayan species of Crypturgus Erichson, 1836

1 Pronotal sides almost parallel, anterior margin broadly rounded, elytral disc somewhat convex with slightly impressed striae; strial punctures small, round, dense and shallow................................................ C. beesoni Eggers

- Pronotal sides moderately arcuate, converging equally anteriorly and posteriorly; strial punctures small, deep; striae 1 and 2 impressed on disc, others not impressed.................................................. C. pusillus (Gyllenhal)