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Tkc Tea insects of India. 



reddish brown. Heads large, mandibles strong. Body cylindrical, tapering towards the 

 tail end. Pectoral legs large, long, and very powerful ; abdominal legs seen perfectly 

 through magnifying jjlass, semi-developed, ten in number, including anal legs. Pec- 

 toral segments dorsally covered with a light brown shell-like covering. They do not 

 seem to utilise the old cocoon in the construction of their own cases, and walk about 

 for days with the abdominal segments always held perpendicular to the rest of the 

 body. Some form cases about the third or fourth day from bits of moss and bark of 

 sal trees on the leaves of which they feed, but they constantly desert their cases at 

 first. The larva feeds on the young leaves o£ the trees at this stage, but afterwards 

 seems almost to prefer the old and tough ones. The larva never leaves its case after it 

 has once begun to enlarge it, which it does by adding small bits of moss, leaves, 

 flowers, stalks, and in one case the elytra of a beetle was used. The mouth of the case 

 is always made flexible, so that when alarmed the insect can draw in its head and the 

 mouth of its case as well." 



Cases of a Psychid, which may perhaps belong to the same species, 

 were sent to the Museum in 1888 from Ranchi, where they were said to 

 appear chiefly in November and to infest tea, sal, and otlier plants. The 

 material inthis case was insuflScient for the absolute identification of the 

 species. 



Amatissa consorta, Tempi. This insect was sent to the Museum 

 as responsible for a good deal of damage to tea in the Darjiling district in 

 the early part of the rains of 1893. 



I'he specimens received in June Were larva?, but both males and 



