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Spodoptera abyssinia, Gn. 



Hmpsn., F. I, II, 259-260 [cilium], Cat. VIII, 254-255, f. 64 ; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 163. 



Larvae were found attacking paddy at Coimbatore in August 1916- 

 The Pusa collection contains moths from Peshawar, Pusa and Coimba- 

 tore, and the species occurs throughout Peninsular Ind'a. Has also 

 been reared on Cyperus rotundus leaves at Pusa. 



Spodoptera manritia, Boisd. 



S. I. I, p. 378, t. 20 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 153, 

 179, 194, 199, 203. 



Widely distributed throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, the larva 

 feeding on various Graminese and often a serious pest, especially of 

 seedUng rice-plants. The following Iccalit es and food-plants will indi- 

 cate its range in India : — 



Ootacamund 



Western Ghats near Belgaum 



Nagpur .... 



C'lihindwara, Central Provinces 



Betul .... 



Jabbalpur 



Pusa . . 



Shantipur (Bengal) 



Daltonganj 



Darjiling 



Chittagong 



Shillong 



Pegu 



Barley (doing damage). 



Sugarcane (occasionally). 



Rice, jiiar. 



Rice. 



Kodon, KutH and Suwan (small millets). 



Rice, grasses, and Kodon (millet). 



Rice, grass, sugarcane, wheat seedlings, 

 wheat leaves, cowpea leaves, Paspalum 

 scrobicxdatmn leaves. 



Rice. 



Rice, maize. 



Arnan padd}-. 



In addition to the control methods indicated in Soidli Indian Insects 

 ploughing should, if possible, be done immediately after any outbieak 

 of larvse, to destroy the pupse. Trenches may also be provided with 

 pots of oil and water sunk level with the floor of the tiench. 



Spodojjteio nam lit ia is a very serious pest in Travancore, where it Mr. Pilla". 

 occurs annually, but it is only in some years that it is very bad. Treat- 

 ing the fields with kerosine oil, when the caterpillar is in its early stage, 

 has been found useful as a means of control. We pour kerosine on to 

 the water at the rate of four bottles to an acre. Amhallus spinidens 

 has been found predaceous on these caterpillars. 



In Ceylon it is bad in rice-fieids when the crop is half-grown. Mr. Seaior-White. 



We have caught the moths in the Andies-Maire trap. Mr. Misra. 



