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Acrocercops vanula, Meyr. 



Larva mining large blotches in leaves of Terminalia tomentosa {ComhretacecB)\ 

 pupa yellowish, in large oval cream-coloured cocoon spun usually on vein 

 inside the mine, the cuticle subsequently peeling off and leaving the cocoon 

 exposed ; this seems the normal arrangement, but in captivity the larva 

 sometimes makes an external cocoon in a recess on surface of leaf (Maxwell). 

 Mr. Maxwell writes " The imago is peculiar in that whenever observed, even 

 while at rest, it has been found to stand high on its legs quivering continu- 

 ously ; I have bred it frequently at different times for two years, and this 

 characteristic is always present, though not noticed in any other 

 Acrocercops." 



Acrocercop>s elaphopa, n. sp. 



S . 7 mm. Head and thorax light grey. Palpi slender, whitish. Abdo- 

 men grey, segmental margins white beneath, apex dark fu.scous. Fore wings 

 very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; glossy grey, darker towards apex ; costal 

 and dorsal transverse whitish strigulte at i, almost meeting ; a round black 

 apical spot, finely edged with whitish : cilia light grey, round apex with a 

 subbasal dark fuscous line preceded and followed by whitish. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia light grey, with faint purple tinge. 



Karwar, Kanara, bred in July (Maxwell) ; one specimen. Bred from an 

 external oval cocoon on depressed vein on surface of leaf of " Total " 

 creeper; identification of plant promised later (Maxwell). Allied to 

 S0,urop)is. 



Acrocercops citrodora, n. sp. 



S . 8 mm. Head and thorax whitish-yellow, patagia rather dark 

 fuscous. Palpi slender, whitish, apex of second joint and a submedian 

 ring of terminal joint fuscous. Forewings very narrow, elongate-lanceolate ; 

 dark fuscous ; a whitish-yellow streak along dorsum from base to | of wing, 

 its upper edge forming two oblique wedge-shaped projections ; a yellow- 

 whitish dot in disc just beyond this \ a flattened-triangular whitish-yellow 

 spot extending along dorsum from middle of wing to tornus, emitting 

 posteriorly a fine oblique strigula towards apex of wing ; apex of wing 

 chestnut-brown, preceded by a spot of blackish suffusion which is edged 

 anteriorly by silvery -white costal and terminal dots : cilia rather dark grey, 

 round apex with base purple-white edged by a dark purple-fuscous line. 

 Hindwings dark grey ; cilia rather dark grey. 



N. Coorg, at 3,500 feet, in January (Newcome) ; one specimen. Perhaps 

 allied to telearcJia, but very distinct. 



Acrocercops barringtoniella, Dev. 



Bred by Mr. Maxwell from larvse mining blotches in leaves of Careya 

 arhorea {Lecythidacece) ; has been reared previously from Barringtonia, which 

 belongs to the same natural order, 



AcrocercojJS austeropa, n. sp. 



S . 9 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi with second joint broad- 

 ly tufted with long ochreous-grey-whitish hairs, blotched with blackish, 

 terminal joint whitish with two blackish rings. Thorax greyish spotted 

 with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, beneath whitish, with lateral series of 

 oblique black bars. Forewings very narrow, elongate-lanceolate; dark fuscous, 

 irrorated with whitish points ; a suffused blackish dot towards dorsum at J, 

 followed by an oblique mark of whitish suffusion ; an undefined oblique 

 blackish streak from middle of costa, reaching! across wing, lower portion 

 edged with whitish anteriorly ; two shorter obhque blackish streaks from 

 costa posteriorly, and one inwardly obhque before apex ; a dot of dark 

 suffusion on tornus, edged above with whitish ; an indistinct fine blue-leaden 

 line crossing wing towards apex : cilia grey, round apex with black subbasal 

 line and some series of blackish points. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 

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