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five inches. E. mollifera, Wlk., is smaller, 2£ to 3| inches with the 
ground colour always yellow or dark, often suffused with rufous. It 
occurs in South India. E. citrina , Wlk., is uniform yellowish white, 
with the head and prothorax fuscous in the male, the female with 
raised scales at the outer angle of the forewing below and the apex of 
the hindwing above. Its distribution is given as the Deccan, Central 
India and Bombay. 
Of these E. undata was reared by de Nice v die in Calcutta, on 
Erythrina indica, with one brood yearly apparently. (I. M. N., Y, 
p. 129.),®. minor , Mo., was reared from caterpillars which appeared in 
great numbers in Burmah “ destroying the herbage and swarming on 
the roads to such an extent that thousands of them must be trodden 
under foot by passing way-farers. 55 (I. M. N., VoL III, p. 21.) 
Sangatissa subcmvifera, Wlk., is pale brown, the forewing with the 
three curved dark bands obliquely along it. It occurs in the North- 
West Himalayas, in South India, and has been found in the Gauge tic 
plain. Nisaga simplex , Wlk., varies much in colour, the wings yellow to 
deep brown, with lines of dark scales along the veins. It has been 
reared from a yellow-marked black caterpillar, moderately hairy, found 
feeding on rice in Ranchi and on grass in Pachmarhi, Central Provinces, 
and it is common also in Assam and South India. It hibernates in the 
cocoon from October-November to June. 
Notodontidjl 
Hindwing with vein 8 connected to 7 near middle of cell. Vein 5 
obsolescent , lc. absent . Proboscis present . Forewing 
with vein 5 nearer 6 than 4. 
A family of moths, recognisable by their venation alone, and super¬ 
ficially like Noctuidw , or in some cases, Sphingidce. The colours are 
dull, greys and browns predominating. The antennae are often pecti¬ 
nate, the abdomen long and tapering, terminating in some in long scales 
or tufts. Many are of large size with an expanse in some instances of 
over four inches. Nearly all are hill forms, confined to high elevations ; 
the family is a very large one in temperate climates, and there are 120 
