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Geometres. 



[The moths are usually slender-built creatures, with large wings and comb-like 

 antennas. The caterpillars are long, slender, smooth creatures, which have but few 

 prolegs, and these set very far back ; they hump up the middle of the body into a 

 loop in progressing, and are hence called loopers. 



133. 'Epithecia cofearia Felder MS. (LareutidsD). — Said to attack 

 coffee [Coffea aralica) bushes in Ceylon (Nietner). 



134. Boarmialeticostiffmaria Fe\der MS.; also Boarmia zeylanicaria 

 Felder MS. (Boarraidse) . — Both said to attack coffee {Coffea arabica) 

 bushes in Ceylon. 



135. Olsoure Looper caterpillars, reported as defoliating test, {Camellia 

 tkeifera) bushes in Nowgong-, Assam. 



Deltoides, 



136. Dragana pansalis Walker (Herrainiidse). — A small moth, said 

 to be injurious to sugarcane [SaccJiarum ojficinarmn) ; nothing further is 

 known about it. 



Microlepidoptera. 

 [Minute moths, with very various habits.] 



137. DiATEACA SACCHARALis Cotcs (Crambidse). — The caterpillars of 

 this moth are little white grubs, about an inch in length. They tunnel 

 into sugarcane {Saccharitm offcinarum) and maize stalks {Zea Maijs), and 

 do a great amount of damage in India. Closely allied or identical insects 

 tunnel into sorghum stalks {Sorghum vulgar e), not, only destroying much 

 of the crop, but also rendering the plant unwholesome to cattle. The 

 insect is said by Duthie and Fullei' to be known by the natives of the 

 North-West Provinces, in the case of sugarcane as silai, and in the case 

 of sorghum as bliaunri. The sugarcane borer has been reported from 

 Baroda, where it was said to be known as narkote ; from the Rungpore, 

 Hooghly, and Burdwan districts, where it was said to be known as dhosah ; 

 from Mymensingh, where it was said to be known as mandariiaJi ; from 

 Ganjam, where it was said to be known as monjikila purugu, ', from Sib- 

 pore, where it was said to be known 2lb majera ; and from Cawnpore, 

 where it was said to be known as reotha. An allied caterpillar tunnels 

 into the stems of brinjal {Solanum Melongena) plants : this insect has been 

 reported from Ganjam, where it is said to be known as vanga purtigu ; also 

 from Berhampore and Rauehi. 



138. Eudioptes indica Saunders (Margaronidse). — Described a 

 attacking the leaves of cotton {Gossypiuni herhacenm) plants in Java. I 

 is likely also to occur in India. 



