LEPIDOPTERA. 



367 



Pulex serraticep ■ rv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Apt., III. 371 (1844 ; 



Osborn, U.S.A. Em. Bull. No. 5. pp. [50 152, f. 83. 



Pulex felis (part). Reports on Plague in India, I, 495 — 498. 



Distribution. Throughout Southern I 



Lifehistory. Similar to that of X. cheopis. 



Host. Normally the cat, tiger, panther, 



etc. But, in spite of its name, this is the 



common flea of dogs in Madras, Ct. amis 



being found only on jackals as a rule. It 



sometimes attacks man and occasionally 



the horse. 



:'"'•• Control. — As for X. cheopis. Dogs may be 



cleared 0! fleas by rubbing in crude oil 

 i Ctenocep . . . . .. . . 



halusl I emulsion and washing it ofl alter 24 ho,,,-. 



Remarks. (1) This flea is often confused 



with Ct. canis (the Dog Flea of Europe), but 



is distinct. 



(2) It is impossible to give here any complete list even of the 



commoner fleas. The differences between them are minute and 



only to be seen by microscopical examination. 



Pulex irritans, the true human flea, seems to be rather scarce in 



India as a rule. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



ARCTIAD/E. 

 \s! R \ CONFERTA, Wlk. 

 Pitane conferta, Wlk.. Cat. 11. 533 (1854). 

 Astir, 1 conferta, Hmpsn., Faun. Ind. Moths, 



inside the (lotted cii cle 

 shows the natural size. 

 i( Original.) 



11, 106. f. 72. Cat. 



Phal.. II, 42S. t. 340; Lefroy, Ind, Ins. Life, p. 43;. 



■'.- -. isnra conferta, moth and larva, 

 the natural 



Distribution. Throughout the sub-montane districts of Southern 

 India. 



