The two beetles Myelophilus minor Hart, and Myelophilus piniperda Linn, belong to the family Scolytidæ (the Ipidæ of Hagedorn), of the series Rhynchophora or snouted beetles.The genus Myelophilus Eichhoff has the following characters: (1) the biting edges of the maxillæ are beset with spines, (2) third basal tarsal joint broadened out, (3) head with rostrum visible, (4) funiculus of antenna six-jointed, (5) club of antennæ not quite round but somewhat pointed at the apex, (6) head and thorax with outstanding hairs, (7) front edge of thorax not depressed in the middle.

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract