Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . am. HYAGNIS. Hyagnis fistularius, —Pasc. Jour, of Knt. ii, Habitat.—Satara, Bombay. Also reported from Fort Attacked.— .1 no^cissiis latifolia. Satara (Young). / 2 356 FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE Beetle.—Small, yellowish brown, mottled with black specks ; the elytra with a trans-verse dull white patch inclined inwards towards apex in apical half. Head deeply cleft on front; antennae with ist joint swollen, Description. 2nd very short, 3rd longer than any of rest, the joints decreasing in length from 4th. Prothorax with
Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . am. HYAGNIS. Hyagnis fistularius, —Pasc. Jour, of Knt. ii, Habitat.—Satara, Bombay. Also reported from Fort Attacked.— .1 no^cissiis latifolia. Satara (Young). / 2 356 FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE Beetle.—Small, yellowish brown, mottled with black specks ; the elytra with a trans-verse dull white patch inclined inwards towards apex in apical half. Head deeply cleft on front; antennae with ist joint swollen, Description. 2nd very short, 3rd longer than any of rest, the joints decreasing in length from 4th. Prothorax with a slight longitudinal median carina ; irregularlypunctate. Elytra wider than thorax at base, slightly constrictedfrom base, wider medianly, thence constricted and rounded apically ;striate and finely and irregularly punctate, the striae most prominentin lateral portions; the whole of upper surface clothed with ashort stiff yellow or grey pubescence. Under-surface of abdomenclothed with a long, dense, yellowish pubescence. Length, 8 12 This insect was taken from the bark of Anoseissus FIG. 242. Hyagnis fistitlariits, Pasc. Satara. latifolia, and is thought to be oneLife History. of the longicorns whose grubs attack the bast andsapwood of this tree in Satara. The insect was takenby Mr. Young, the Range Officer, in June 1909. ( 357 ) CHAPTER XVI. PHYTOPHAGA (continued)—Family CERAMBYCIDAE (continued). LAMIINAE. HEAD in front vertical, or bent inwards well below the thorax ; last jointof the palpi pointed at the end ; fore tibiae generally with a groove beneath. The number of the Lamiinae known as pests in the forests is not sonumerous as the preceding group. One or two of the genera, however, haveearned a considerable notoriety owing to the damage done by certain species. As a rule the larvae feed in the interior of the stems or roots of sappytrees, or infest seedlings and young trees only, burrowing up the centre ofthe stem or branch, and eating out a tunnel
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