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Chelaria spathota, Meyr. 



Meyr., B. J. XXII, 165 (1913) ; Entl. Note 82 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 219. 

 The larva has been found eating tender mango leaves at Pusa and 

 Koilpatti. It is not common, however, and not yet noted as a pest, 



Chelaria rhicnoia, Meyr. 



Meyr., Exot. Micr. I. 580-581. 



Bred from larva in mango flowers at Panapakam, Chittur District' 

 in February, 1914. Also recorded from the Shevaroy Hills. Not known 

 to be a pest. 



CECOPHORID^. 



• Tonica niviferana, Wlk. 



Binsitia niviferana, Wlk., Cat. XXIX 832 ; I. I. L. p. 535 ; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 131 (tab). 



Has been reared fairly common at Pusa and Chapra from larvae 

 boring young shoots of Bombax malabaricum, of which tree it is a very 

 minor pest. Probably widely distributed in the Plains, but overlooked. 

 I have seen a moth from Nagpur. 



Mr Ramrao. 



Tonica zizyphi, Stt. 



S. 1. 1, p. 459, f. 335 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 211. 



Occurs throughout the Plains of India as a minor pest of orange 

 and lemon, the larva rolling the young leaves. It also feeds on Mtirraya 

 koenigi. We have it from Coimbatore, Nagpur, Pusa, Chapra and 

 Peshawar. 



At Poona it occurs on orange in large numbers rolling the young 

 leaves. We find the caterpillars particularly on young trees when 

 they are putting out new leaves. 



Mr. Fletcber. 



PortJimologa 'paradina, Meyr. 



Meyr., Exot. Micr. I. 261 (1914). 

 Has been reared at Pusa from larvae rolling leavea'and boring shoost 

 of ber {Zizyphus jujuha). Not a pest. 



