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other places of South India. In Northern India of course it is found and 

 cultivated on a variety of trees such as Kusum, Palas, Acacia, Ficvs, 

 Zizyphus, Red gram, etc. 



Sub-family — Monophlebin.^. 



31. Monophlehus tamarindus, Green.* 



This species of Monophlebus is noted infesting garden crotons in the 

 Godavari District. The adult insects are stout and muscular and covered 

 over with a white powdery bloom ; they are able to move about. 



There are other species of Monophlebus recorded to do damage to 

 mango, ficus, and other trees in North India. 



32. Walkeriana cinerea, Green*. 



The individuals of this genus are pretty large in size and have nume- 

 rous waxy wart like projections from the bodj^ surface. I found this 

 species bad on Lawsonia alba and Sandal-wood tree in South Malabar. 

 The infested shoots which are covered with numerous individuals of this 

 insect become pale and covered over with a sooty mould. I have recently 

 noted this pretty bad on Thespesia populnm in Coimbatore. The branches 

 covered by the scales turn sooty black and sickly. 



33. Icerya aegyptiaca, Dougl. 



This is one of the common mealy bugs found on all sorts of ornamental 

 plants in gardens. The adult insects are covered with white waxy material 

 and there are processes of thu same material at the sides of the body ; 

 they move about slowly on the plant surface and are often found in colo- 

 nies on the tender parts of the host plants. Has been noted also on Bread 

 fruit tree Artocarpus incisa (South Malabar) on Jak (Nilgiris), and on 

 Ficus leaves ( Vizagapatam District). 



