118 CRYPTOPALEBIA CARPOPHAGA. 
These pup appear to cut their way through the skin of the dry 
and ripe pod and protrude half their length or more from the 
pod before the moth bursts the skin and escapes. Moths issued 
at the beginning of January, and it is probable that the dates on 
which they issue in different parts of the country depend toa 
certain extent on the time of flowering and fruiting of the trees 
it attacks. Its life history is likely to be somewhat similar to 
that of Trachylepidea fructicastella, which also attacks the pods 
of C. Fistula. 
Points tn the life history requiring further observation :— 
1. When the eggs are laid. 
2. How long the larva spends tunnelling in the pods ? 
3. What becomes of the January moths ? 
4. The number of generations in the year. 
