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which are longest on the anal margin ; colour of larva is a watery-greenish dirty 

 yellow, with a brown tinge on the hinder segments ; a dark green dorsal line. Length, 

 37*5 mm. 



Pupa. — Head bowed, square in front, parallel-sided, broader transversely to length 

 of pupa than long ; nearly as broad as is the thorax at the shoulders ; slightly bossed 

 between the eyes ; hairy in front and around the eyes, with erect, light, longish hairs ; 

 segment 2 narrow, parallel-sided ; thorax only slightly humped, twice as high at the 

 apex as segment 2, evenly convex, rounded at shoulders ; section (transverse) of body 

 is circular from shoulders to anal end ; cremaster shortish, triangular, rounded at 

 extremity, perfectly flat underneath, with feebly developed dorsal extensor ridges, and 

 a tuft of hooked hairs at upperside of rounded extremity ; proboscis does not extend 

 free beyond the wings ; spiracular expansion of segment 2 large and kidney-shaped, 

 with its edges slightly raised from the surface of the thorax, with a strainer-shaped 

 central hollow and a rugose surftice, facing forwards ; dark brown in colour, very 

 conspicuous ; body surface covered very densely with semi-erect, short, light hairs ; 

 irregularly and finely rugose, colour of pupa light dirty yellow tinged with brownish- 

 red ; a lateral dark smudge along the side of the thorax as well as some dark spots ; 

 each of the abdominal segments from 6 to 12 has two rows of black spots transversely 

 to body length aci'oss it. The pupa is stout and similar to that of Telicuta hamhusse, 

 Moore. Length, 22 mm. 



Habits. — The larva builds a strong cylindrical cell, in which it lives like 

 T. hamhmse. The pupa is fixed only by the tail and is not covered with white powder ; 

 is formed in the cell. 



This insect was caught in the valley of the Kaliuaddi river in the ghats, for the 

 first time, a short time ago, in tlie early morning, at the flowers of Kydia calycina ; 

 the larva was obtained shortly afterwards in the same locality. It is a new species, 

 named from a single specimen obtained C[uite lately in another district by Mr. de 

 Niceville, to whom we forwarded some specimens bred by us, which he kindly 

 identified. The insect is very similar in its flight to H. moorei, Watson, but seems to 

 frequent the neighbourhood of water to a greater degree than the latter. It is not a 

 common insect in this district, and seems to be extrenielv local, frequenting the 

 bamboo jungles in the evergreen portions of the district on the edge of the ghats. 

 (Davidson, Bell and Aitken.) 



Habitat. — South India. 



Distribution. — The type in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, is marked S. India. 

 Davidson, Bell and Aitken bred it at Karwar, but unfortunately did not figure the 

 larva and pupa ; our figures and descriptions are from a specimen received from 

 Davidson, identified by de Niceville. 



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