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112. Ai'taxa limbata Butler (Liparidse). Reported as defoliating 

 youug mango [Mangifera indica) plants in Poona.- 



113. Olene mendosa Hiibn. (Liparidse). — Reported as attacking the 

 leaves of tea {Camellia theifera) bushes in Darjeeliog. 



114. Org//ia ceylauica Nietner (Liparidse). — Said to attack tea 

 {Camellia theifera) bushes in Ceylon (Nietner). 



llr>. Euisrod.is virguiiciila Walker (Liparidse). — Said to attack 

 coffee [CofJ'ea arahica) bushes in Ceylon — (Nietner). 



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

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



117. 8pali/ria minor Moore (Lasio(;ampidse).— A hairy caterpillar, 

 reported as attaekin<i' numerous plants in Shwebo, Burma, where it is 

 said to be known locally as Fagaitngde or Rugatmgde. 



118. Undkterminbd HAIR-COVERED CATERPILLARS, 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 ; 



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



saliva) in Ilanchi ; 



(3) caterpillars said to attack rahi 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 theifera) in Jorhat, Assam ; 

 (G) caterpillars said to attack rape-seed {Brassica glauca) in the 



Umballa district; 

 (7) processional caterpillars said to have defoliated oak {Quercus 



lamellosa) trees in Sikkim. 



NOCTUES. 



[ These are geuerallj tliick-bodied moths with thread-like antennse. Tlieir larvae 

 are smootli caterpillars, usually with four pairs o£ prolegs and one pair of 

 aual claspers.] 



119, AcH^A MELiCERTB Drury (Ophiusidse). — A greyish moth, the 

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

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

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

 {Ricimis communis) plants in Madras, Ceylon, Calcutta, Assam, and 

 Bellary ; also as attacking dhal {Cajanus indicus) plants in Dehra Dun, 

 and sugarcane {Saccharttm officinariim), paddy {Oryza saliva), and 

 brinjal {Solamom Melongena) plants in Ganjam. 



