158 Indian Museum. Notes. [ Vol. II. 



Limacoditlai. 



102. Parnsa lepida Cramer (= Limacodex graciosa Nietner). — 

 Known as the " Blue-stiiped nettle gruti " by Ce^'lon planters ; lias been 

 reported as defoliating tea [Cdmellia thei/era) and coffee [Coffea arabica) 

 bushes in Ceylon (Nietner and Green). 



103. Narosa conspersa Walker. — Said to attack tlie leaves of coffee 

 {Coffea arabica) bushes in Ceylon (Nietner). 



104. Natoda ve/uUna Kollar, or an allied species, reported as defo- 

 liating young mango {Mangifera indica) trees in Poena. 



105. Parana up. — A sluy-like caterpillar, tliouglit to belong to this 

 genus, lias been reported as attacking young gram {Cicer arietinum) 

 plants in Ganjam. Tiie lociil name given for the insect was Ahu-telu. 



](i6. Undet.ermined Linacodida \\a.ve been reported as follows: — (1) 

 caterpillars destructive to paddy [Oryza satira) in the Bhamo district, 

 Burma : (2) caterpillars' which defoliated tea [Camellia theifera) bushes 

 in the Darrang district, Assam ; (3) caterpillars which defoliated young 

 raabof^any {Swietenia Mahagoni) trees in Bangalore. 



Notodonlida, 



107. Stauropus alternus Walker, or the " Lobster caterpillar," said 

 to attack the foliage of tea {Camellia theifera) and cocoa {Theohroma 

 Cacao) plants in Ceylon (Green). 



ArctiidtPj Liparida, and Lasiocampida. 

 [ These are fluffy motts with hair-covered defoliating oatevpilhirs.] 



108. Jloa laotinea Cramer [Arctiidai). — Keported as a very injurious 

 defoliator in the Sambalpur district, Central Provinces, where it is known 

 as Palu-pok. It is also noticed by Mr. Nietner as occasionally attacking 

 the leaves of cofiee {Coffea nrabica) bushes in f'eylon. 



109. Spilosorna suffusa Walker (^fciSMV/^E).— Caterpillars thought to 

 belong to this species have been reported as attacking til {Sesamum indi- 

 cum) and other crops in Nagpur. 



no. Sfilosomasp. (irrfuV«).— Caterpillars closely allied to the pre- 

 ceding have been received from Maldah, where they are said to be very 

 destructive to y\i& [Corchoriis sp.) \ also from Ganjam, where they are 

 reported as attackiog gingelly {Sesamum indinim), castor-oil {Uicinus 

 communis), 2.nAoihex plants. In Ganjam the local name for the insect 

 is said tn be Gongali purugu. 



111. Dasychiea TQWAiTESii Moore (Liparidse).— Reported as doing 

 much damage by defoliating tea (CaweZ/ia theifera) and sal {Shorea ro- 

 busta). Th'e sM trees throughout two hundred square miles of forest 

 in Assam are said to have been defoliated by it in 1878. 



