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Sesiidce. 



Sesia myopceformis Bkh. infests the trunk and branches of apple 

 trees in Europe, as does S. pyri in North America. Trochilium 

 crabroniformis Lewin is injurious to osiers, the larvae boring the 

 stumps. It is recorded from England, Germany, Austria, etc. 



Cossidce. 



Cossus cossus (ligniperda) L. bores the trunk, limbs and branches 

 of shade, park and forest trees, as well as orchard trees. According 

 to Taschenberg 266 larvae were taken from one pear tree, while 

 from 20 to 30, in individual forest trees is usual. The species is 

 widely distributed, as much of Europe, Syria, Korea, etc. A near 

 relative, Zeuzera pyrina L. is now established in the United States. 

 Z. coffece Nietn. bores coffee stems in India, while Cossus tristis 

 Drury bores the wood of apple and quince in South Africa. 



Hepialidce. 



Hepialis lupulina L., the garden swift moth of England, does 

 great damage to roots and stalks of plants, as well as bulbs and 

 corms. The larvae attack also the strawberry. It occurs over 

 central Europe, Scandinavia, Italy, Dalmatia, etc. Hepialus 

 humuli L. is a pest of the hop plant, the larvae tunnelling the roots. 

 It occurs pretty well over northern and central Europe. Larvae of 

 Charagia lignivora Lewin bore apple-trees in Victoria, while in 

 Australia larvae of Pielus hyalinatus and P. imperialis live in the 

 roots of trees. 



Pyralidce. 



Chilo simplex Butl., C. zonellus and C. partellus Swimb. are pests 

 of cane, corn, sorghum, grass, etc. in India and Formosa, as is 

 C. fuscatellus Sn. in Java. The larvae bore the stems of the plants. 

 Diatrcea striatalis Snellen bores sugar cane in Java, like our D. 

 saccharalis, and is one of their most important pests. A related, or 

 perhaps the same species, D. auriflua Zell. similarly injures cane in 

 India. Diatrcea canella, D. lineolata with D. saccharalis injure 

 sugar cane in Trinidad. Heterographis bengallela Rag. tunnels the 

 fruit of the custard apple in the region of Calcutta and Euzophera 

 perticella Rag. is a wide-spread pest of the egg plant in the plains 

 of India, the larvae boring the lower stems, while another species, 

 Leucinodes arboralis Guen. infests the fruit. Nephopteryx rubri- 

 gonella Rag. is the pear fruit borer of Japan and is very destructive 

 to this crop. N. sagitiferella Moore, similarly bores citrus fruits 

 in Perak and the Malay Archipelago generally. Phycita infusella 

 Meyr is widely spread over India, and is known as the cotton bud 

 moth on account of its injuries to cotton. Nymphula depunctalis 



