Uo, 6. ] -4 Conspectus of Insects. 159 



112. Artaxa limbala Butler (Liparidae). Reported as defoliating 

 youug mango [Mangifera indica) plants in Poona. 



113. Olene memlosa Hiibn. (Lijiaridse). — Reported as attacking tlie 

 leaves of tea {Camellia tUeifura) bushes in Darjeeliug. 



IJi. Orgi/ia ccjlanica Nietner (Liparidse). — Said to attack tea 

 [Camellia theifera) bashes in Ceylon (Nietner). 



llfi. Euproctds 'cirguiiciila Walker (Liparidse). — Said to attack 

 coffee [Coffea arahica) buslies in Ceylon — (Nietner). 



116. Trichia exigua Feld. MS. (Liparidse). — Said to attack coffee 

 [Coffea arahica) bushes in Ceylon — (Nietner). 



117. Spali/ria minor Moore (Lasiooampidse).— A hairy caterpillar, 

 reported as attaekinj;- numerous plants in Shwebo, Burma, where it is 

 said to be known locally .is Fagauvgde or Rugaimgde. 



118. U.N DKTEKMiNiiD Hiiii-covERED CiTERPiLLiRS, allied to the pre- 

 ceding, have been reported as follows : — 



(1) a species which is thought to be Liparid, said to have defoliated 



sal [Shorea robusta) in Kulsi, Assam j 



(2) caterpillars said to have been very destructive to paddy [Oryza 



saiioci) in Ranchi ; 



(3) caterpillars said to attack ra'oi crops in Monghyr, where they 



are known as Bhua; 



(4) caterpillars said to do much damage to paddy in Burma in the 



rainy season ; 



(5) caterpillars which are thought to be Arctiidse, said to have 



attacked tea [Camellia tlietfera) in Jorhat, Assam ; 



(6) caterpillars said to attack rape-seed [Brassica glauca) in the 



Umballa district; 



(7) processional caterpillars said to have defoliated oak [Qtiercits 



lamellosa) trees in Sikkim. 



NOCTUES. 



[ These are generally tliiok-bodied moths with thread-like antennse. Their larvae 

 are smootli caterpillars, usually with four pairs of prolegs aud one pair of 

 anal claspers.] 



119. AcHiEA MELiCEUTK Drury (Ophiusidse). — A greyish moth, the 

 hind wings dark brown, marked with greyish white. The caterpillars 

 are said to be known as Janga purugti, in ^Madras, and as Nooludaram 

 purugu in Ganjam. They have been reported as defoliating castor-oil 

 [Ricinus comtniinis) plants in Madras, Ceylon, Calcutta, Assam, aud 

 Bellary ; also as attacking dhal [Cajanus iuilkus) plants in Dehra Dun, 

 and sugarcane [Sacchamm ojjicinarum), paddy [Oryza saliva), and 

 brinjal [Solanum Melongena) plants in Ganjam. 



