Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002 (India).
*Present address: Principal Investigator (Entomology), Oilseeds Research Station (HPKV), Kangre-176 001 (H.P.) (India).
The male and female genitalia of Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius), a fruit piercing moth, were studied for the first time in, India The genus is quite unique (type-species emarginata Fabricius) in having a characteristic type of small appendix bursae in the female genitala.
