LEPIDOl'TKKA. 



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Lifehistory. — Caterpillar green, with sub-lateral dark stria. 1 ; the 

 segments with small purple spots and a sub-dorsal series of larger 

 spots; a few hairs from the tubercles. 



{plant. Mango; Terminalia belerica. 



Status. — Once noted as a minor pest of mango at Koilpatti, where 

 the caterpillars were eating the young leaves of mango. 



BRINJAL SARROTHRIPIXE. 



ti>. — Brinjal Sarrothripine. The outline figure shows the natural size. 

 To the left i- a profile view of the 1: nal.) 



Distribution. — Bellary, Coimbatore, Malabar. 



LifeMstory- -The yellowish hairy caterpillar lives exposed on the 

 leaves which it may reduce to mere skeletons. 



Foodplants.- -Brinjal (Solanum melongena), Solatium xanthocarpum 

 (a wild Solanaceous plant). 



Status. — A minor pest of brinjal. 



Remarks. It is doubtful what the correct name of this moth may 

 be. 1'ossiblv it is Cryptothripa occulta, Swinh. (P.Z.S., 1885.401.1. 

 27. f. 1 1 ; Hmpsn., Faun. tnd. Moths, II, 381, Cat. Phal., XI, 309, f. 108) 

 with which the moth seems to agree structurally. Its coloration 

 seems variable, unless several species are confused tOgi 



LA NARCISSI'S. Cram. 



Bombyx narcissus, Cramer. Pap. Exot.. I, 73 E.F. (1775). 



Eligma narcissus, Hmpsn.. Faun. Ind. Moths, 11. 43, Cat. Phal., XI. 

 330 331, f. 120. 



Distribution. Throughout 5 5 ptember to Feb- 



ruary. 



Lifehistorv. Young larva pale-greenish or yellowish with large 

 irregular black warts from which arise long slender pale hairs. 



