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A Neto Enemy of the Custard- Apple, 



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Anon^pestis bengalella, Ragonot, n. sp. 

 Female. — Length 23 mill. Forewings dark green, darker in basal 

 area, the costa, in middle area, hroiidly pale yellow, with a greenish 



tinge, the dorsal half broadly 

 purple, turning to dark violet 

 on the inner margin of the 

 median area ; marginal dots 

 blackj large and distinct, 

 placed between a series of pale 

 longitudinal streaks in ihe ter- 

 minal area, on the veins. 

 Cilia fuscous, shining, pale 

 brownish at the base, the ex- 

 treme base of the wing also 

 pnle brownish. Lines distinct, 

 pale greenish yellow edged, in 

 median area, with the ground 

 colours but darker, the first 

 line oblique on costa, nearly 

 vertical afterwards, but indent- 

 ed outwardly by two short 

 angles on the discal and dorsal 

 folds; second line very strongly denf ate in the middle, indented on the 

 discal and dorsal folds -, beoeath yellowish-green on the costa, the dorsal 

 half fuscous. Hiudwings brownish-grey wilh a purple tint; the costa 

 tinted with greenish and shining ; cilia whitish, a blackish line near 

 the base; beneath paler. Head and thorax brownish-oehreous ; the 

 collar tinged with greenish; the thorax darker, tinged with purple. 

 Palpi dark green, the end half of the terminal joint pale ochreous. 

 Abdomen ochreous. Legs greyish-ochreous with greenish tinge; the 

 tarsi brownish black. 



[In the figure, which has been prepared by the Museum artist, is shown the motb, 

 natui-al size, also a section of a custard-apple tunnelled by the caterpillar, half natural 

 size. — 'Ed.'\ 



