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LYCiENID^. 



Cotochrysops cnejiis. Vigna catjang. 



J amides bocJnis. Vigna catjang. 



Chilades la ins. Feronia elephantum. 



Spalgis epiiis. Pseudococcus sp. on Solanum sp. 



HESPEEIADiE. 



Hesperia gaJba. Hibiscus sp. (holly liock). 



EUPTEROTID^. 



Eupterote geminata. Erythriva indica, Theobroma cacao, Cajamis 

 indicus. Parasitized by Tachinid. 



Sphingid.e. 



Bhyncolaba acteus. CaUadium vars. Parasitized hy Tachinid. 

 Chcerocampa iheylia {vinacea).* Balsamifera impatiens ; very bad 



in November only. 

 Chcerocampa theylia.'f " Pach-arisi-piUu " (Tamil). Tliis plant is 



a bad dry-weather weed in rubber. 

 Nephele hespera. Carissa carandas. 

 Deilephila nerii. Vinca sp., Oleander spp. 

 Acherontia lachesis. Erythrina indica, Solanum melongena, Caqjsicum 



spp. Parasitized by Tachinid. 

 Acherontia styx. Solanum 7nelongena. Very rare in Matale 



District. 

 Herse convolvuli. Vigna catjang. 



NOTODONTID^. 



Stauropus alternus. Cajanus indicus. 

 Syntomid^. 



Synfomis jyassalis. Phaseolus vulgaris, Capsicum spp. Kohlrabi, 

 Daisy vars, Trichosanthes anguina. Parasitized by two species 

 of Tachinids. 



Syntomis cyssea. Ipomcea rubro-ccerulea. 



Thyridid^. 



Dysodia ignita. Croton aromaticus. 



Lasiocampid^. 



Suana concolor. Psidium guyava, Cajanus indicus, Hibiscus rosa» 

 sinensis. Attacked by a Phorid parasite. 



* The species here referred to as C. theylia {vinacea) is presumably Hippotion 

 raffleai, Butl. (See Roths and Jordan, Eevis Sphing., p. 755.) — Editor. 



t The species hero referred to as G. theylia is presumably Hippotion hoerhavioe. Fab. 

 (vido loc-cit p. 751)). The true Sphinx thyelia of Linnaeus is a South American 

 Xylophan&n. — Editor. 



