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PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Argina argus, KoU. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 51 ; I. I. L., p. 463, t. 39, ff. 8, 9 ; Proc. 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 68 ; Andrews, Q. J. Ind. Tea Assocn., 

 1918, 30-31. 



Occurs throughout Inda and Ceylon. The larva is occasionally 

 found on pods of sann-hemp {Crotalaria jiincea) but is scarcely a pest. 

 Also boring in pods of Crotalaria sericea in April and on leaves on 6*. 

 striata and C. sp. in May-June at Tocklai (Assam). 



Mr. Ramrao. 



Mr. Ramakrishna 

 Ayyar. 



Mr. Fletcher. 



Argina syringa, Cram. 



S. I. I., p. 401, f. 271 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 68. 



Occurs principally in Southern India and Bombay as a minor pest 

 of sann-hemp, occasionally abundant. Stated to be a serious pest every 

 year around Poona where sann-hemp is grown as a green-manure crop. 



Argina syringa is a serious pest of sann-hemp in the Deccan, where 

 it takes the place of Utetheisa pulchella. We also find A. cribraria on 

 sann-hemp, but our worst pest is A. syringa. 



In Madra-; we get all the three species of Argina but none of these 

 approaches Utetheisa in the extent of the damage done. 



We do not get S. syringa at all at Pusa and our collection is very poor 

 in material of this species. Perhaps some of you may remember that 

 when you next find it abundantly. 



Mr. Ghosh. 

 Mr. P. C. Sen. 

 Mr. Fletcher. 



Argina cribraria, Clerck. 



S. I. I., pp. 400-401, f. 270 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 

 67, 71 ; Andrews, Q. J. Ind. Tea Assocn., 1918, 31. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon as a serious pest of 

 sann-hemp, the larva devouring the pods and leaves. W"e have it from 

 Coimbatore, Poona, Bassein Fort (Bombay), Surat, Balaghat (C. P.), 

 Gorakhpur and Pusa — in all cases reared on sann-hemp. Attacking 

 leaves of Crotalaria sericea at Tocklai (Assam). 



At Pusa Argina cribraria is a pest of sann-hemp, but inferior to 

 Utetheisa jndcliella. 



It was found bad on ataslii {Croialaria sp.) grown for seed last year. 

 Hand-picking was found useful to check it. 



The life-history has been worked out at Pusa and is shown on a 

 coloured plate [exhibit^J]. 



