f. BAINBRIGGE FLETCHER a 
anal extremity ; each abdominal segment dorsally with two raised elongated 
ridges ; anal segment with several thin curved-tipped hairs. (Pusa Insectary 
Cage-slip 815.) 
The pupal period is about four days in the hot weather and about a week 
in the winter. at OBANES) Felden Cae r 
~ __ PLATYPTILIA|BRACHYMORPHA, MEYR. (PLATE III, FIG.2.) ~ +0 recat a 
|| Platyptilia brachymorpha, Meyr., T. E. S., 1888, 240 (1888)('), B. J., XVII, 
135 (1906),(2) T. E. S., 1907, 483 (1908)(*) ; Fletcher, Spol. Zeylan., VI, 
12, t. Af. 3 (1909)(*), T. L. S. (2) XIII, 401 (1910)(°). 
\\ Platyptilia seeboldi, Hofm., Iris, XI, 33 (1898)(°). 
This is a widely distributed species recorded from Syria, India, Ceylon, 
South Africa, Aldabra, and Hawaii(°). In India and Ceylon it seems to 
occur in the Plains. We have it from Kegalle, Sidapur, Pollibcita, Pusa, 
Chakradharpur and Pyinmana (Burma). 
It has been reared at Pusa from larve collected on Celsia coromandeliana 
on 7th February 1906 and Ist March 1913 and from a pupa found on an un- 
identified yellow-flowered Solanaceous plant on 5th April 1918. 
The larva bores into flower-buds of Celsia coromandeliana and eats the 
anthers. It is, when full-grown, about 8 mm. long and rather more than 
1 mm. broad, cylindrical, tapering slightly towards either extremity, segments 
distinct, brownish-grey with a pinkish-grey dorsal line deeper in colour pos- 
teriorly ; head bilobed, shiny, translucent pale yellowish-brown with black 
specks and minute hairs ; thorax with minute black spots and dull-white tufts 
of hairs; legs well developed; abdominal segments rather darker tinged ; 
prolegs pale yellow ; anal segment with a large black spot ; tufts of small hairs 
on segments. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 978.) Another larva was described 
as yellowish-green, dorsal line deeper green. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 200A.) 
Pupation takes place on the foodplant. The pupa is about 8 mm. long 
and slightly more than 1 mm. broad, yellowish-green with a pale crimson 
dorsal line posteriorly from thorax, abdominal segments with pale crimson 
lines. The pupal period is seven or eight days. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 
978.) ae 
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PLATYPTILIA DIREPTALIS, WLK. (PLATE V.) ©?) >3'} (* t 
Oxyptilus direptalis, Wik., Cat. XXX, 934 (1864)(1); Hwan TES yas. -. - 
Platyptilia direptalis, Meyr., T. E. §., 1907, 485 (1908)(?); Fletcher, Spol. 
Zeylan., VI, 12 (1909)(°). 
Originally described from the Cape of Good Hope('), this species has since 
been recorded from Ceylon (Pattipola), the Palnis, Nilgiris and Simla(’). 
We have it from Dungagali (8,000 feet ; Hazara District), Pusa and Shillong. 
