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middle of each segment 3 to 11 ; a dorsal pink line, with a black dot 

 on the margin of each segment on this dorsal line ; a dorsal, thin, black 

 line on the cremaster, and a dorsal darkish line on the anterior process. 

 The pupa is about the same breadth from the shoulders to segment 9, 

 and is highest at the thorax. Length 31 mm. over all, of which the 

 frontal process is 4 mm., and the cremaster is 3 mm., breadth 5 mm., 

 height at segment 9 is 4 mm., height at thorax 475 mm. 



Habits. The young larva on emerging from the egg makes a small 

 semi-tube for itself on the underside of a leaf, covering the hollow with 

 silk and stretching bands of silk across at intervals. Having grown 

 somewhat the larva fastens one leaf on top of another and lives 

 between them, eating the leaf lying under the top one. When about 

 to pupate the larva wanders, finally pupating ou the underside of a 

 leaf with or without a covering. The pupa is fixed to the leaf by the 

 tail and by a body-band. All the sheaths, cells, houses, nests or shelters 

 of the larva, by whatever name we choose to call them, are thickly and 

 evenly lined with silk. The pupae are very often found on the dry 

 dead leaves round the base of the palms {Phoenix sylvestris). 



229. Ampiitia dioscorides, Fabricius. 

 Oryza sativa, Linn. (Gramine&e). 

 Grasses {Graminese). 



This is the Ampittia maro, Fabricius, of the second Kanara list, 

 p. 54, but Dr. Chr. Aurivillius has recently shewn (Ent. Tids., vol. xviii, 

 p. 150, n. 65 ( 1897) that ^4. dioscorides is an older name for it. 



230. Aeromachus indistinctus, Moore. 

 Grasses (Graminese) . 



231. Padraona gola, Moore. 

 Soft grasses (Gramine de). 



232. Baoris (Parnara) conjuncta, Herrich-Schaffer. 

 Zea Mays, Linn.* (Graminese). 



Coarse broad-leaved grasses (Graminese) . 



Mr. Bell says that this species is the Ghapra promnens [recte pro- 

 minens, Moore = Baoris (Ghapra) sinensis, Mabille], of the first paper, 

 p. 371, n. 82. 



233. Baoris oceia, Hewitson. 

 Bambnsa arundinacea, Willd. (Graminese). 



* Given as Zea mais in the second Kanarapaper, p. 57. 

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