Pityokteines curvidens

3. Pityokteines curvidens (Germar, 1824) (Figure 3C) Material examined: New record: Montenegro: 1ex. Jasenica Valley env. (42°33.114’ N, 19°55.698’ E, 1160 m a.s.l.), 03.06.2023, A. Šíma leg. et coll. Notes: P. curvidens infests the lower parts of the trunks of mature silver firs (Abies alba Mill.) (Pfeffer 1955). This species is so common in Croatia that it causes economic damage to fir stands (Pernek & Lacković 2011). P. curvidens is present in all countries of the former Yugoslavia (Karaman 1971) but has not been previously confirmed in Montenegro, although it is mentioned in a general FAO report on forest resource assessment (Jovic 2005). It is also listed for Serbia and Montenegro (abbreviated as ‚YU‘) in a checklist of bark beetles inhabiting Mediterranean conifers (Lieutier et al. 2016). Interestingly, despite being a very common pest, P. curvidens was not found in the collection of Prof. S. Živojinović (Marković 2013).