fulgokid^e. 
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Pyrilla (Zamila) aberrans , Wlk. ( lycoides, Wlk.), has been confused 
with Dictyophara pallida, Don., in Indian Museum Notes and other 
publications. It is an important pest to cane, the bug sucking the juice 
of the leaves and seriously affecting the sugar-content of the plant. 
The full life-history is described elsewhere and we figure two stages. 
This insect is found practically throughout India. 
Issince. —These are small forms with thickened tegmina ; our com¬ 
mon form ( Caliscelis eximia, Stal.) is wingless with abbreviated tegmina, 
the long forelegs flattened and much dilated. The female is dull ochre- 
ous, the male ochreous and piceous. It is a common enough insect in 
grass, but its small size makes it inconspicuous. Hilda bengalensis, Dist. 
(A. N. H., 1909, p. 40), is a small brightly-coloured species found upon 
the pods and shoots of Amaltas (Cassia fistula) and pipal ( Ficus religio- 
sus) in Behar. Its oval eggs are laid in clusters on the bark. The young 
are gregarious, often found with the adults, and remain quiescent upon 
the food-plant. Ants visit them frequently and in some instances the 
red ant has been found to enclose and care for them. 
Ricaniince. —Our species have large ample tegmina and wings, the 
former more or less darkened. Ricania includes one common species, 
R. zebra, Dist., in which the deep brown tegmina have transverse lighter 
stripes and lines. This is a common insect in grass and in rice, where it 
sucks the juice of the green plants. Ricania apicalis, Wlk., and R. 
simulans, Wlk., also occur more rarely. 
Flatince. —Clavus granulate. The costa often much dilated, with 
many cross veins. This sub-family includes the beautiful moth-like 
Fig. 501 —Ricania zebra, x 3. Fig. 502 -aIelicharia lutescens. x 2. 
species, with ample tegmina lying at an angle over the body which are 
so striking when first seen. Laic ana conspersa, Wlk., is a large creamy 
white species found breeding in the plains. P hr omnia marginella, 
