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Raparna nebuhsa, Mo. 



Hmpsn., F. I., Ill, 25 ; I. I. L., p. 457 ; Proc. Second EntL 

 Meeting, p. 80. 



Recorded by de Niceville as found abundantly on indigo in Cham- 

 paran during the rains, but not noted of late years. Perhaps a sporadic 

 pest. 



Simplicia robustalis, Guen. 



Hmpsn., F. I., Ill, 36, f. 16 ; S. I. I., p. 395, f. 262. 



Widely distributed throughout India, Burma and Ceylon. Not a 

 pest of growing crops, the larva feeding on dry vegetable matter, but 

 it occasionally does some damage to house-thatching and may also attack 

 crops (e.g., cholam) if stacked after harve'st. Has been reared at Pusa 

 on rice and on dry leaves of sissu {Dalbergia sissu), at Coimbatore on 

 roof -thatching, and at Baddagama (Ceylon) on dry tea-prunings. 



Nodaria externalis, Guen. 



Hmpsn., F. I., Ill, 56. 

 Has been reared at Pusa from larvae on rice leaves. Not a pest. 



HyhlcBci piiera, Cram. 



S. I. I., p. 392, f. 258. 



A serious pest oi teak {Tectona grandis) in all teak-growing districts. 

 Has also been i eared on Millingtonia at Bombay and Kodanur (Kurnul 

 District, Madras). 



Lymantriad^. 



Orgijia postica, Wlk. 



S. I. I., pp. 395-396, f. 263 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 77, 87. 



Occurs throughout India except the North- West. The larva is poly- 

 phagous and has been found at Coimbatore on castor and Enjihrina 

 indica and at Pollibetta (Coorg) on Erythrina lithosperma and geranium. 

 Also recorded on rose (B. J. XIII, 412). A sporadic minor pest of the 

 plants mentioned. 



Mr. Ramakrishna It damages castor at Coimbatore. We have done a coloured plate 



^yyar. showing its life history [exhibited]. 



