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any kind. Eggs all smooth. Larvse 



all white with broad anal segment. 



Pupse like those of Notocri/pfincB : 



naked, green, with a long, conical 



snont in front, a jiroboscis free beyond 



the wings and no spiiacular expan- 

 sions. The cell is formed as for that 



sub-family. The foodplants of all 



the larvae are bamboos and grasses. Baorince 

 b5. Hind iving : never as in Baorince 



on the underside. 

 a6. Hind winrj : underside with black 

 dots. Eggs few, and strongly 

 ribbed, with an apical ring. Lar- 

 vse as in Erynnince. Pupae also 

 similar. Cell formed by cutting 

 out an oval piece of blade with the 

 midrib as one side, tightty closed 

 all round and cutting it free so 

 that it falls to the ground. Food- 

 plants of larvae are bamboo, palms 

 or cane . . , . Plastingiince. 



66. Hind tvinrj : underside not as 

 above. Eggs smooth or ribbed, 

 generally the former. Larvae 

 with thin skins. Pupte vnth. large 

 spiracular expansions to segment 

 2. Cell tightly closed. Food- 

 plants, grasses and bamboos . . Eri/nnince. 



(To he continued.) 



