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Gat-leriadae. 



Melipliora grisella (Fab.) — Feeds in combs of bee-hives, but 

 1 have not observ^ed it myself. 



Crambibae. 



I have not seen the caterpilhirs of any of this family; but I 

 am nnder tlie impression that Dr. Perkins re]M)i'ts the genns 

 Talis as feeding' in grass. 



Pyrafstidae. 



Marfjaronia exaula (IMeyr.) — Dr. Perkins informs me that the 

 caterpillars feed on some enphorbiaceoiis plant; bnt I have not 

 yet seen them. Om lodes. — The larva- of this genns are leaf- 

 rollers, feeding on leaves of grasses and other monocotyle- 

 donons plants ; rolli]ig the leaves to form a tnbe in which to hide, 

 or folding over the edge of leaves, or feeding lietween spnn- 

 together leaves. 0. hlacl'hnnii (Bntl.") — Feeds chiefly on cocoa- 

 nut leaves ;but also to some extent on other palms and on bananas. 

 0. meijricl'i Sw., 0. iniisieola Sav., and 0. mala Sw. — Feed only 

 on bananas. 0. asapliomhra Meyr.-— On ■JolnvlUea adscendens. 

 0. Irldlas Meyr. — On Astella veratroldcs. 0. anastrepia Meyr. 

 On Carex oaJmcnsls. 0. anfldoxa Meyr. — On Bhijncospora, 

 thyrsoldes. 0. accepta (Butl.), conflniiafnlls (Wall.), deviara- 

 talls (Walk.) and localls (Butl.) — On grasses; accepta on sugar 

 cane also. 0. monnr/ramma Meyr. — On DIanella odorata, a lilia- 

 ceous plant. 0. monur/ona Meyr. — On the "wiliwili" tree and 

 various bean vines. This is the only one feeding on a dicotyle- 

 donous plant. 



Hymenia, recurvalls (Fab.) — Feeds on Eaxolus. Portulacca, 

 garden beets, coxcomb, and other amarantaceons plants, also on 

 chenopodious weeds, spinning a slight web. 



The larva? of the genns Phlyctaenia are also leaf -rollers, or 

 mostly feed in a depression or groove of a leaf beneath a web, 

 or between spun-together leaves. P. calllastra Meyr. — On 

 Pepero)nla memhranacca; chyfropa Meyr. — On hibiscus; nioii- 

 tlcolans (Butl.) — On Ipornoea ho7ia-nox; nigrescens (Bntl.) — 

 On Ahidllon and Sida; iocrossa Meyr. — On various species of 

 Cyrtandra; eucrcna (Meyr.) — On a labiate (Fullaway) ; Platy- 

 leuca Meyr., and chalcophanes Meyr. — On ToucJiardla latifolia; 



