449. Cydia staphiditis (Meyrick, 1930)

Laspeyresia staphiditis Meyrick, 1930; Exotic Microlepid. 3: 604.

TL: India, Bengal, Pusa [now in Bihar].

Distribution: India (Bihar).

Host: Larvae feed in the shoots and twigs of Bauhinia purpurea (Fabaceae) (Meyrick 1930; Fletcher 1932; Beeson 1941).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Clarke 1958: 456).