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DESCRIPTION OF LASPEYRESIA STIRPICOLA, n. sp. 
(LEPIDOPTERA) 
BY 
KE. MEYRICK, F.R.S., 
with a short note on the Life-history and Status 
BY 
RAI BAHADUR C. S. MISRA, B.A., 
(Received for publication on lst May 1926.) 
LASPEYRESIA STIRPICOLA, 0. Sp. 
3, 12-15mm. Head, thorax grey more or less speckled dark and pale. Palp 
whitish partially suffused or speckled grey. Fore wings elongate, somewhat di- 
lated, termen somewhat obliquely rounded, dark grey, more or less whitish-speckled; 
costa blackish-tinged, with about eleven groups of 2-4 very fine whitish strigule ; 
very oblique dark or blackish strigae from costa at about middle and two-thirds; 
an oblique pale blotch from dorsum beyond middle very obscurely indicated, its 
anterior edge limited by a suffused blackish streak, becoming obsolete towards 
dorsum; some irregular very obscurely leaden-metallic strigea from costa posteriorly, 
in g obscured by a patch of whitish suffusion towards costa beyond cell; ocellus 
laterally edged leaden-metallic, containing three somewhat elongate black dots, 
above these three others less marked forming with them a rather curved series ; 
a small dark apical spot ; cilia grey with rows of white points. Hindwings dark 
grey, cubital hair-pecten whitish ; cilia grey-whitish, suffused grey on outer half, 
a dark grey basal shade. 
4 examples. An obscure insect, allied to Jaculatriz. Locality : Daltonganj. 
Infe-history. Eggs are laid in the axil of leaf-buds and larve tunnel into the 
stem reaching the pith, on which they feed. The hole of entry of the larva into the 
stem is quite conspicuous on account of scarlet coloured ces aaa of resin. The 
full fed larva (fig. 2) is 11-12 mm. long, 2.30-2.50 mm. broad. It has a shining 
dark, chocolate-brown, heavily chitinized head, with a triangular excavation in 
front. The mandibles are very powerful. The prothoracic dorsal plate is well 
chitinized and has a median longitudinal lighter streak and is armed with a few 
whitish, porrect hairs. The rest of the body is creamy yellow, and armed with 
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