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 t. BAINBRIGGE FLETCHER 35 ADOXOPHYES PRIVATANA, WLK. Dichelia privatana, Wlk., Cat., XXVIII, 320 (1863)('). Moxophyes privatana, WJsm., A. M. N. H. (7) V, 481-482 (1900) (2) ; Meyr., Gardingr's Fauna Geogr. Maldives, I, 126 (1902)(3), Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., XXXV, 209 (1910)(4), Eutom. Mitteil. Suppl., Ill, p. 47 (1914)(«). Originally described from Moulniein, this species is very widely distributed in India, Burma and Ceylon and from Korea to New Guinea. We have it from Coimbatore, Kallar (Nilgiris), Sidapur (Coorg) and Manantoddy (Wynaad). This species has been bred at Coimbatore by Y. Ramachandra Rao from larvae found in Lantana flowers. No description of the larva was recorded, but pupation took place in a folded leaf. The pupa is 8 mm. long and 2 mm. broad, cylindrical, truncated ante- riorly, anal segment conical, terminating in a flattened spatuloid chitinized process bearing four pairs of recurved hooks ; light translucent yellow, surface rather shiny. The wing-covers extend to the middle of the ventral surface of fourth abdominal segment. Dorsal surface of abdominal segments with three transverse ridges especially developed on fourth and succeeding segments, first ridge close to anterior margin and sharply excised, second ridge adjacent to first and carrying a row of sharp, short but rather stout spines, ranging from twelve to twenty in number, third ridge slightly behind middle of segment, sharp but with its edge broken into numerous close-set denticles. A larva which pupated on 26th December 1916, em.erged on 2nd February 1917, and a second larva which pupated on 26th-27th December 1916, emerged on 3rd-4th February 1917. Y. Ramachandra Rao {Lantana Cage-slip 21). HOMONA COFFEARIA, NIETN. Tortrix coffearia, Nietn., Obs. Enemies Coffee Tree in Ceylon, p. 24 (1861)('). Homona fasciculana, Wlk., XXVIII, 425(2). Tortrix cojfearia, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, III, 494 (1887)(3). Hoynona coffearia, Fletcher, S. I. I., p. 452, f. 330 (1914) (*), Proc. Second ^ Entl. Meeting, pp. 20, 28 (1917)(6)^ ^«/vs^cwV^ i?^,lv^.i^c- ^.r^A^.. ii-b^-i^l.'^ 'V " Homona coffearia is widely distributed throughout the tea districts of North-East India and has occasionally occurred in sufficient numbers to be noted by planters and specimens have on one or two occasions been received at the laboratory of the Indian Tea Association from managers of tea gardens, generally in Assam. Speaking generally, however, this insect is of comparatively little importance as a pest of tea in these parts.