,  , Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the last instar larva of Lilioceris (Lilioceris) ruficollis (Baly, 1865) with the host species, Dioscorea spp., are presented for the first time. Taxonomical and ecological remarks on their biology are also given herein.

The genus Lilioceris Reitter, 1912, containing generally thirty species of two subgenera, is distributed Oriental regions (Gressit and Kimoto, 1961). Seven species were recorded in Korea (Lee and An, 2001). Many of them are important pests on medicinal plants and garden flowers (lily, yam, etc). There have been a few studies on the adult taxonomy of Korean Lilioceris (Gressitt and Kimoto, 1961; An et al., 1986; An and Kwon, 1995, An, 1995, 1996, 1998, Lee and An, 2001). Although the main damage to the plants is caused by their larvae, nothing is known about the immature stages of Korean Lilioceris. L. (L.) ruficollis is associated with the host plants of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae), especially D. septemioba which is a well-known medicinal plant in Korea. In the present paper, detailed descriptions and illustrations of the immature stages of L. (L.) ruficollis are provided for the first time. Some remarks on their biology are also given.