60 LIFE-HISTORIES OF EUCOSMIDZ 
ARGYROPLOCE LEUCASPIS, MEYR. (PLATE XIII, FIG. 2.) 
Eucosma leucaspis, Meyr., Gardiner’s Fauna Geogr. Maldives, I, 126 (1902)('), 
B. J.;. KVEH, 136 (1906)C). 
Argyroploce leucaspis, Meyr., B. J., XTX, 592(°), Tr. Linn. Soc. (2) XIV, 270 
(1911) (4); Proc. Second Ent]. Meeting, p. 229 (1917)(°). 
Recorded from Ceylon(?), the Maldive Islands('), and the Seychelles (4). 
In Indja it is widely distributed and we have it from Pusa, Nagpur, the Khasi 
Hills and Kandy. 
A. leucaspis has been reared at Pusa in August 1917, from larvee found 
rolling tender litchi (Nephelium litchi) leaves. A single leat may be rolled 
longitudinally or two or three leaves may be rolled up together. From larve 
collected on 14th August 1917, moths emerged from 23rd August to 8th Septem- 
ber 1917. 
The full-grown larva is about 14 mm. long and 15 mm. broad, elongated, 
tapering slightly towards either extremity, skin soft, uniform green with a 
yellowish tinge, the colour changing to coppery grey prior to pupation ; head 
yellow ; primary hairs thin and short’; prolegs equally developed, short. 
The larve are very sensitive and jump vigorously when disturbed, usually 
taking several springs before coming to rest. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 
1652.) 
ARGYROPLOCE PARAGRAMMA, MEYR. (PLATE XIV, FIG. 1.) 
Argyroploce paragramma, Meyr., B. J., XIX, 598 (1909)('); Fletcher, Pusa 
Ann. Rept. 1917-18, p. 102, t.17 £.1. (1918)(?). 
Bred at Pusa in September, from stem of bamboo('). 
This species was bred in September 1905, at Pusa from larve found 
boring into young bamboos. On 28th July 1917, larve were again found at 
Pusa boring into bamboos, the younger larve being usually found under 
and at the base of the loose leaf-like top portions of the sheaths, and larger 
larve boring the tender stem under cover of the sheaths. In August 1917, 
the larvee were noted as being very common at Pusa; not only were they 
found in young shoots but also in older shoots ten to twelve feet high, boring 
in at the eyes under the sheaths, their presence being indicated by the frass. 
On Ist September 1917, the larvee were again noted as being quite common. 
In cases where several larve bore into a young shoot, this is killed off ; but in 
older shoots the larve do comparatively little damage. This species, however, 
must be considered as a distinct pest of bamboo. 
The full-grown larva is about 15 to 17 mm. long, cylimdrical, tapering 
slightly towards either extremity, brown ; head flattened, red-brown ; prothoracic 
