206 LIFE-HISTORIES OF ORNEODIDE 
even fallen from another tree) on the face of another, back to face in natural 
position, very inconspicuous, the larva usually retiring into a cecoon-like cell 
spun between the two leaves with an admixture of excrement. The full- 
grown larva is about 14 mm. long, tapering in either direction, especially 
posteriorly, segments strongly marked, green tinged dorsally with reddish- 
fuscous, alimentary canal visible, darker green ; head reddish-fuscous ; pro- 
thoracic plate darker ; a supra-spiracular series of black dots anteriorly on 
each segment, each dot emitting a longish pale bristle; a series of smaller 
black dots, each emitting a shorter pale bristle, situated posteriorly on each 
of the first four abdominal segments, on each of which segments there are thus 
two dots obliquely situated, the anterior dot being higher than the posterior ; 
on last five abdominal segments traces of a third subdorsal row, more marked 
posteriorly, situated anteriorly on the segments; anal flap rounded, with 
black edges. Pupa dark, red brown, short and stout, attached by tail in the 
web between leaves, emitting a frequent sharp clicking sound when disturbed. 
The moth is very sluggish by day. Larve collected on 28th December 1911, 
emerged on 16th February 1912, and others collected at Christmas 1913, 
emerged on 17th January 1914. (Mazwell.) 
ORNEODID. 
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ORNEODES MAGADIS, MEYR. (PLATE LXIII, FIG. 2.) 
Orneodes magadis, Meyr., T.E.S. 1907, 510 (1908)('). 
Originally described from Shillong('). 
The larva (Plate LXIII, fig. 2a) feeds in Shillong within the flower-buds 
of Colyuhounia coccinea, but is very difficult to find as a rule within the flower- 
buds. If the flowers are collected, however, the larvee sometimes emerge to 
pupate externally and the moths may be bred fairly readily. 
The full-grown larva is about 5 mm. long, rather flattened and decidedly 
stout for its length, dirty yellowish-white, sometimes suffused with pink over 
dorsal areas except head and prothorax ; head pale-yellow or yellowish-brown, 
mouthparts reddish or reddish-brown, sharply divided ; the abdominal seg- 
ments each divided into a larger anterior and a smaller posterior subsegment 
and also with a sort of flange along the side above level of spiracles so that the 
dorsal portion stands out as a ridge ; the dorsal vessels (? silk glands) show asa 
dark green through skin of thoracic and anterior abdominal segments ; protho- 
racic shield not conspicuous ; short white hairs (only notable through a lens) 
on body-segments. The larva drops by a thread when disturbed, when 
wandering externally. 
