稻褐边螟系54年在长沙晚稻田内发现的一种新螟虫。本种螟虫除在长沙发生外,55年检查醴陵、洞口、常宁等县螟卵寄生率的材料中亦发现有不少稻褐边螟卵块。本年8月在望城、湘阴等县调查亦发现本种;特别是在连作晚稻秧田,它为害秧苗所造成的枯心率与虫口的密度,远远超过三化螟。又根据一系列的观察,其形态和生活习性与三化螟近 A new stem borer found in the late rice fields of Changsha in 54 years. In addition to stem borers occurred in Changsha, 55 years to check the Liling, Dongkou, Changning county eggs and other parasitic eggs were also found in a lot of rice borer eggs. In August this year in Wangcheng, Xiangyin and other counties also found this species survey; especially for late rice seedling field, it is caused by damage to the seedling heart rate and insect population density, far more than the yellow rice borer. According to a series of observations, its morphology and living habits with the stem borer near