54 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING- 



Celama squalida, Stdgr. 



Hmpsn., Cat. IL 24-25 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 71. 



Reared at Pusa in December 1914 from larvse found on pods of sann 

 hemp {Crotalaria juncea), but only found in small numbers. It has also- 

 been reared at Pusa from fallen fruits of Ficus glomerata and from larv£& 

 on flowers of Bombax malaharicum: We also have it from Peshawar. 



Diacrisia nigrifrons, Wlk. (?) 



Hmpsn., F. I. II., 12, Cat. Ill, 263. 



Reared in January 1908 at Poona on cotton. 

 Not known to be a pest. 



Diacrisia ohliqua, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 7, Cat. Ill, 289-291 ; I. I. L., pp. 437-438, 

 t. 35 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 47, 51, 54, 58, 61, 

 64,65,83,86,89,91,95, 101, 126, 127, 129, 132, 237, 263, 

 270,274,283,291,294,295. 



A common and destructive pest in most parts of India with the excep- 

 tion of North- Western India. Our specimens are from the following 

 localities and foodplants : — 



Poona ..... Chrysanthemum, mulberry, groundnut and 



Sesamum indicum. 



Central Provinces . . . Sesamum indicum and castor. 



United Provinces . . . Sesamum indicum (not common). 



Saharanpur .... Sunflower. 



Pusa ..... Groundnut, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, 



mangold wurzel, lucerne, jute, bean, 

 Phaseolus radiatus, cotton, Abutilon 

 indicum, tobacco, turmeric, sunflower, 

 Jerusalem artichoke, mustard, sweet- 

 potato, soybean and castor. 



Shillong. 



Darjiling. 



Bhagalpur .... Phaseolus radiatus. 



Nadia District .... Jute. 



Control : — Hand-picking of larvae in early stages when clustered. 



[r. Ramakrishna In Madras it is found on sweet-potato, Lantana and a number of hill 



^yya^- plants. 



[r. Kunhi Kannan. In Mysore it is very serious on castor, ragi, etc. It occurs there in the 

 cold weather from October to January, but is not a regular visitor. We 

 control it by hand-picking the caterpillars in the early stages when they 

 are feeding gregariously on leaves. 



