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“Larva. The larve feed on the green unripe seeds or in the undeveloped 
flower-buds. ~ When full-grown the larva measures about 12 mm. in length 
and is green in colour with a brownish head. 
* Pupa. The pupa (Plate VII, fig. 6) is found in the damaged seed 
capsules. In general appearance it is not unlike the pupa of the pink bollworm 
[Platyedra gossypiella], but with the aid of a magnifying glass it can be readily 
distinguished from the latter by the dorsal row of thorn-like projections 
on the basal margin of the abdominal segments and there is also a median row 
of these spines, but the latter are much smaller and less conspicuous than 
the others.” 
Mr. Willcocks also states that he found on a green cottonboll an egg which 
he believed to belong to C. plebeiana, but he failed to rear the larva. 
[BACTRA LANCEOLANA, HB, 
Toriria lanceolana, Hubner, Samm]. Eur. Schm., VII, t. 13 f. 80 (1797)(!). 
Bactra lanceolana, Wlsm., A. M. N. H. (7), VI, 333-334 (1900)(?) ; Meyr., Pr. 
Linn. Soc. N. 8. W., XXXVI, 253 (1911)(). 
This species, whose larva feeds on rushes (as probably do most of those 
of the described Indian species), has been recorded from India(?) but doubtless 
in error(?), and should be removed from the Indian list.] 
BACTRA TRUCULENTA, MEYR. 
Pe TN Eg. a old b-39F 
Bactra truculenta, Meyr., B. J., XTX, 586 (1909)();Yuvins + Check Frac . thes) C. ~ Me 
Originally described from North Coorg('), we have this from the Palni 
Hills, Coimbatore, Pusa and Peshawar. At Pusa and Coimbatore it has been 
reared from larvee feeding in stems of Cyperus rotundus. 
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POLYCHROSIS FETIALIS, MEYR. rR Dek Y a 
This species has been reared at Pusa from alarva found feeding in a 
flower-head of Leucas sp. 
ARENIRO PLOCE . 
POLY¥CGHROSH! CELLIFERA, MEYR. 
Polychrosis cellifera, Meyr., B. J., XXI, 869-870 (1912)('). 
Originally recorded from Colombo(') and Pusa(!), this species has been 
reared at Pusa at the end of March 1916, from larvee found on tender leaves 
of Eugenia jambolana on 10th March. Only one specimen was reared, together 
with three of Spilonota rhothia, and the larvee were not distinguished. (Dwarka 
Prasad Singh’s Cage-slip dated 10th March 1916.) . 
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