lo6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIliU E.VTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Chelaria spaUwta, Meyr. 



Meyr., B. J. XXII, 165 (1913) ; Entl. Note 82 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 219. 

 The larva has been found eating tender mango leaves at Pusa and 

 Koilpatti. It is not common, however, and not yet noted as a pest. 



Chelaria rhicnota, Meyr. 

 Meyr., Exot. Micr. I. 580-581. 

 Bred from larva in mango flowers at Panapakam, Chittijr District' 

 in February, 1914. Also recorded from the Shevaroy Hills. Not known 

 to be a pest. 



OECOPHOEID.E. 



Tonica niviferana, Wlk. 



BinsiUa niviferana, Wlk., Cat. XXIX 832 ; I. I. L. p. 535 ; 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 131 (tab). 



Has been reared fairly common at Pusa and Chapra from larvse 



boring young shoots of Boiiibax malabaricum, of which tree it is a very 



minor j^est. Probably widely distributed in the Plains, but overlooked. 



I have seen a moth from Nagpur, 



Tonica zizyphi, Stt. 

 S. I. I. p. 459, f. 335 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 211. 

 Occurs throughout the Plains of India as a minor pest of orange 

 and lemon, the larva rolhng the young leaves. It also feeds on Murraija 

 koenigi. We have it from Coimbatore, Nagpur, Pusa, Chapra and 

 Peshawar. 

 Mr Ramrao. At Poona it occiu-s on orange in large numbers rolhng the young 



leaves. We find the caterpillars particularly on young trees when 

 they are putting out new leaves. 



Porlhmologa faradina, Meyr. 

 Meyr., Exot. Micr. I. 261 (1914). 

 Mr. Fletc'ier. Has been reared at Pusa from larvse rolling leaves and boring shoost 



of ber (Zizyphus jujuba). Not a pest. 



