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in advanced stages; the wing-cases reach to the sixth abdominal segment, 
the antenna-cases almost exceed the anal extremity and are a little longer 
than the hindleg-cases. The pupa wriggles out of the cocoon to some extent 
before emergence and the empty pupa-case is left protruding from the cocoon, 
Although the cocoons are seen abundantly on leaves of Casalpinia pulcher- 
rima and the larvae may be found commonly in the flower-buds, the moth 1s 
less commonly seen, It sits in the characteristic Gracillariad position, with 
the head raised and the hinder extremity resting on the surface (Plate XXXV;, 
fig, 2). 
EPICEPHALA ALBIFRONS, STT. 
Ornizx ? albifrons, Stainton, T. E. 8. (n.s.), V, 122 (1859)("). 
Epicephala albifrons, Meyr., B. J.. XVI, 815 (1908)(2) ; Ree. Ind. Mus., 
V; 227(8).( tg! 
Originally described from Calcutta, EB. albifrons has since been recorded 
also from Purneah(3), North Coorg(?) and Travancore(?). 
This species has been bred at Pusa from larve found in fruits of jar-amla 
(Phyllanthus Niruri), and we have it also from Katihar and Bassein Fort 
(Bombay). 
Larve were found at Pusa on 19th November 1911 in fruits of Phyllanthus 
Niruri, feeding on the contents of the fruits. The young larva was described 
as 3 mm. long, cylindrical, slightly tapering posteriorly, segments distinct, 
head smaller than prothorax, pale yellow ; all other segments with a deep 
pink broad ring running all around them, the intersegmental portions pale 
yellow (turning light blue prior to pupation), the pink ring interrupted dorsally 
on prothorax and the rings on metathorax and first abdominal segment con- 
joined ; prolegs only on third to fifth abdominal segments, besides the anal 
claspers. The gait of the larva is rather semi-looping. When full-grown the 
larva emerges from the fruit and pupates in any convenient nook in a cocoon 
formed under the shelter of a covering. From larve collected on 19th Novem- 
ber three moths emerged between 13th and 23rd December 1911, but one 
larva was observed to be still resting in its cocoon on 15th January 1912 and 
remained in this condition until 2nd July 1912; on Ist August it was noted 
that the larva, which had been green until then, had turned yellow and 
appeared to be going to pupate and by the next day it had pupated, the moth 
emerging on 8th August 1912. The occurrence of this larval resting condition 
is noteworthy and may be compared with the long-cycle larve of Platyedra 
gossyprella. The pupa wriggles out of one end of the cocoon to some extent 
before emergence of the moth. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 921.) 
