MACALLA MONCUSALIS,! 
W LK, 
References s—WIk. Cat. xvi, p. 252; C.&S. no. 2942. Allata penicillata ; 
WIk. Cat, xxvii, p. 111; C.& S. no. 4640. Orthagaob * 
scura, Moore, Lep. Atk., p. 201; C. & S. no. 4490. Pseudo 
lacastra inimica, Snell, Trans, Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 566 (nec. 
Butl.) Hmpsn. Faun. Br. Ind. Moths,tIV, 113, no. 4440. 
Classification :—Order, LEPIDOPTERA. Sub:Order, HETEROCERA, 
Family, Pyralida. 
Description. 
The Jarvé is said to be small, of a dull cream colour and 
more or less transparent, much resembling that of 7etrzdra 
caletoralts, but smaller. A cocoon of loose white silk is spun by 
the larva before it changes to the pupal state. 
The moth is small dark fuscous in colour and with up-turned 
palpi. Fore wing with apex rectangular and with traces of 
dentate antemedial line angled in the cel!; the fan of scales in 
end of cell grey; a black discocellular speck; an obscure 
dentate postmedial line highly angled at vein 4 and with 
diffused grey on its outer edge. Underside of hind wing with 
traces of discocellular lunule and minutely dentate postmedial 
line excurved from vein 6 to 2, 2 paler and more olive+green: 
Expanse of wings 3 26, @ 26-32 millim. 
Localities from which reported. 
Hampson gives the reported range of this insect as Sikkim, 
Bhutan, Nagas, and Manipur. The sal forests in the Ganjam 
District, Madras, are now added to the above, 
Life History. 
The larve are full fed in the latter part of June. In the 
case of specimens kept in a box, the larve spun a cocoon of 
1 This insect and the Pyralid moth Zetridia caletoralts, Wlk., were sent 
to me from the Ganjam District, Madras, by Mr. C. E. C. Fischer, Deputy 
Conservator of Forests. The notes on the life history, etc., of the species 
are from his pen, The identifications were kindly made by Sir George 
Hampson, Bart. 
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