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Spe ee BEDELLIA SOMNULENTELLA, Z. 
Bedellia somnulentella, Wism., Fauna Hawaii, I, 723-724, t. 25, f. 28 (1907)(?). 
This species is found practiéally all over the world, having been recorded 
from Europe, North America, Peru, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and the 
Transvaal. In India yf is known from North Coorg anj1 may be expected 
to be found to be widely distributed. We have specimens from Peshawarlann’gera) 
ce The larva mines in Convolvulus and I[pomea and may be expected to cecur 
oA". on sweet potato. <n EMAS, Wren A Ss bee 
le_-c4Ai24 CROBYLOPHORA DARICELLA, MEYR~((_ 66 , 6; 
+ Crobylophora daricella, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., V, 178 (1880)(4), 
T. KE. 8., 1894, 29(7), Ann. Transvaal Mus., VI, 41 (1918)(°). 
Crobylophora staterias, Meyr., B. J., XVI, 613 (1905)(4). 
f.< Crobylophora onychotis, Meyr., Exot. Micr., I, 345-346 (1915)(5). 
| Originally described from Queensland (!) and since recorded from South 
b) ) 
Africa(®), Ceylon(*), Burma(?) and India(5), this species is probably originally 
a native of South Africa and has been distributed artificially with its foodplant, 
the garden Plumbago capensis, in whose leaves the larva forms blister-like 
patches, several larvee feeding in one mine. (See Appendix also.) 
BUCCULATRIX CRATERACMA, MEYR. 
Bucculatrix crateracma,.Meyr., Exot. Micr., II, 184 (1918)('). 
“ Bred at Pusa in October and November from larvee mining leaves of 
Bombazx |malabaricum] (Bombacacez). Pupa with five abdominal segments 
free, in ribbed rosy-whitish cocoon attached to leaf. If the mining habit of 
larva is really persistent, it is exceptional in the genus *’(!). 
Larvee were found at Pusa on 25th September 1916 on leaves of Bombax 
malabaricum. The larva feeds on the green substance of the upper surface 
of the leaf, leaving the lower tissue untouched, and usually commencing to 
feed im the middle portion of the leaf. The larva is 6 mm. long and 0°75 mm. 
broad, tapering towards either extremity, segments distinct, dark green, 
rather transparent ; head smaller than prothorax, transparent, shiny, bilobed, 
brownish yellow ; thoracic segments yellowish-green, transparent ; abdominal 
segments transparent so that the internal organs are visible and the contents 
of the alimentary canal make the body look dark green; primary hairs black, 
situated on minute white seta ; legs shiny transparent yellow ; five pairs of 
equally developed prolegs.: Pupation takes place in a cocoon about 8 mm. 
long and 15 mm, broad, of which a cross-section is a half-circle, the general 
