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Synopsis This volume on Scolytid-Beetles (Scolytidae : Coleoptera), commonly known as 'Bark and Ambrosia-Beetles' deals with taxonomic accounts of species occurring in India. Inspite of their both beneficial and harmful roles to forestry and forest products, these insects are well known pests, especially in the temperate forests. The family Scolytidae contains about 270 species (world species) in India, of which only the tribe Xyleborini containing 97 species under 15 genera dealt in the first part of the current volume. The rest of the Indian species will be dealt in the second part of this volume very soon. Each species has been dealt with its current name, synonymy, description, keys, distribution, host-record, remarks, etc. Besides, this contains some general aspects, such as, Introduction, History, Classification, Zoogeography, Biology, Ecology, Control, etc.