Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE 277 slightly raised glossy spaces near the middle. Elytra more than twice as long as broad,dull ; finely rugulose and very minutely punctulate. Thorax beneath rather thickly covered withlong tawny hairs, abdomen with very short sparsely scattered hairs. Last ventral segmentsinuate at apex. 2 Antennae much shorter (see fig. 189). Abdomen glabrous, the last ventral segmentwith rounded hind margin. Length, 36-46 mm. ; breadth, 11-17 mm. I am of opinion that this insect infests the Kharshu oak in the Western Himalaya. I
Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE 277 slightly raised glossy spaces near the middle. Elytra more than twice as long as broad,dull ; finely rugulose and very minutely punctulate. Thorax beneath rather thickly covered withlong tawny hairs, abdomen with very short sparsely scattered hairs. Last ventral segmentsinuate at apex. 2 Antennae much shorter (see fig. 189). Abdomen glabrous, the last ventral segmentwith rounded hind margin. Length, 36-46 mm. ; breadth, 11-17 mm. I am of opinion that this insect infests the Kharshu oak in the Western Himalaya. I have taken the beetle on oak trees of this Life History. species towards the end of June, and longicorn grubs of large size, and resembling the grubs of this group of the Cerambycidae, infest this tree. Prionus elliotti, Gahan. REFERENCE.âGahan, Ceramb. vol. i, no. 15, p. 16 (1906). Habitat.âFort Sandeman, Baluchistan. Gahan in Fauna gives Balu-chistan (near Quetta) (C. Elliott) ; Fort Sandeman (Capt. James).Tree Attacked.âPoplar ? Beetle.â
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