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204 LIFE-HISTORIES OF G@COPHORIDZ 
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TRICHOTAPHE pecan es, MEYR 
Trichotaphe pseudometra, Meyr., B. J., XXII mM 179 (1913)( 8 Jog 
Bred [at Karwar? ] on 31st August 1913 from larva found between spun 
leaves, and which pupated on 24th August. (Maavwell.) 
Originally described from North Coorg('). 
(HCOPHORIDA. rn 
PICROTECHNA OPHIODORA, MEYR. 
Picrotechna ophiodora, Meyr., Exot. Micr., I, 260 (1914)(}). 
Described from the Khasi Hills(*). 
Bred [at Karwar ?] from numerous larve. each living separately but 
so crowded as to be almost gregarious, on an unidentified shrub which was 
described as an erect woody jungle plant with deeply 5-palmate reticulately 
veined leaves with acuminate lobes, 7-nerved, alternately whorled on stem 
with long petioles. Hach larva lives under a white web situated on one of the 
main nerves on either the upper surface or the under-side of the leaf. - The 
central portion of the web is so tightly spun as to be opaque, concealing the 
larva. Under each web there is a round hole of escape to the other side of the 
leaf, and the larva emerges and feeds on both sides of the leaf, moving actively. 
The larva is opaque creamy to greenish, dorsal area often darker, body tapering 
considerably posteriorly, segments strongly marked, with rather long whitish 
hairs distributed as usual; head large, greenish, with red-fuscous cheeks ; 
prothoracic plate centrally greenish, laterally red-fuscous ; anal claspers pros- 
trate. The pupa is altogether external, attached by the tail only, and les 
prostrate on the under-side of the leaf; im shape it is very like that of Tonica ; 
in colour pale-brown with darker-brown points and markings. Larve collected 
at Christmas 1914, emerged on 14th January 1915. (Macvell.) 
PORTHMOLOGA PARACLINA, MEYR. (ante, page 109.) 
Bred in February 1916 from a pupa found on Zizyphus rotundifolia. The 
pupa was similar to that of Picrotechna ophiodora. (Mazvwell.) 
CRYPTOLECHIA ARVALIS, MEYR. (ante, page 109.) 
Bred from larva found between spun leaves of Careya arborea. The 
larva has the head and prothoracic shield black and shiny, the body green, 
long and tapering, with a few bristles, subdorsal and spiracular lines fuscous, 
former rather, faint, latter strongly marked in the middle of each segment 
and heavily marked towards the head. Pupa between same spun leaves, 
attached by tail only. Imago very sluggish. (Maawell.) 
