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 LIFE-HISTORIES OF INDIAN INSECTS. MICROLEPIDOPTERA.

II. CARPOSINIDÆ, PHALONIADÆ, TORTRICIDÆ AND EUCOSMIDÆ.
BY

T. BAINBRIGGE FLETCHER, R.N., F.L.S., F.E.S, F.Z.S.,

Imperial Entomologist.

[Received for publication on 27th June, 1919.]

MERIDARCHIS SCYRODES, MEYR.
Meridarchis scyrodes, Meyrick, Exot. Micr., II, 30 (Oct., 1916) (1); Fletcher, Entl. Note No. 74 (1916)(2) ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 254 (1917)(3). Reared at Coimbatore "in February from larvæ living in fruits of Zizyphus jujuba (Rhamnaceæ)" (1) and has also been bred from Zizyphus jujuba fruit at Pusa in March and April(2). Also reared at Nagpur and Surat from Zizyphus fruits.

MERIDARCHIS REPROBATA, MEYR. MS. (PLATE VIII, FIG. 1.)
This species has been reared at Nagpur and Surat from larvaæ in fruits of Eugenia jambolana. We have also reared it from olive fruits sent to us from Kashmir by Messrs. Mitchell & Co., in October 1917. The larva is about 10 mm. long and about 1.5 mm. across fifth abdominal segment, thence tapering towards either extremity (when the larva is at rest the hinder part of the abdomen appears very stout—see figure), dorsally pink, ventrally pale yellow; head yellow-brown, glossy; prothoracic shield large, longitudinally divided in middle, slightly darker than head; skin of body soft, glossy; tubercles brown chitinized spots bearing single rather long thin hairs; five pairs of equally developed prolegs. Moths emerged from these larvaæ (at Pusa) between 19th November and 3rd December. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 1724.)