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riiOCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Mr. Ramakrishna 

 Ayyar. 



Mr. Senior-White. 

 Mr. Fletcher. 



Mr. Pillay. 



Mr. Senior- White. 



We have had a coloured plate done showing the life-history. [Ex- 

 Jiibited.] 



In Ceylon it is found on Eutacese and does some damage to various 

 species of Citrus, but it prefers Feronia elepJiantum. 



We have not found it on Citrus in India. This seems to be another 

 case of a difference in locality meaning a difference in food, with the 

 implication that we may not really be dealing with the same species of 

 insect. 



In Travancore we find it on sunflower, castor, plantain, croton, and 

 Vigna cafjang. 



With us the larvae prefer Feronia and, if these trees be planted in 

 orange gardens, damage to oranges will be reduced. 



Eu'proctis scintillans, Wlk. 



S. I. I., p. 399, f. 268 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 68, 87, 

 90, 126, 221 ; Andrews, Q. J. Ind. Tea Assocn., 1918, pp. 

 31-32. 



Mr. Fletcher. Occurs throughout India. Burma and Ceylon as a sporadic minor 



pest of linseed. The larva is, however, polyphagous and has been 

 reared at Pusa on linseed, castor leaves, Loranthus leaves, cov/pea leaves, 

 til {Sesamiim indicum) leaves, pumpkin leaves, pomegranate and Ficus 

 hengalensis ; at Jerruck (Sind) on habid {Acacia arabica) ; at Nagpur on 

 linseed ; on leaves of Cassia fistula at Tocklai (Assam) in June ; at 

 Poona on cJiavli {Vigna catjang) and bajri ; at Saidapet on mango, 

 at Shillong on apple, and at Coimbatore on jute. 

 The larvae may be hand-picked. 



Mr. Ramrao. It is found throughout the Ratnagiri district feeding on mango 



flowers. 

 Mr. Jhaveri. It is found on castor on Gujarat. 



Mr. Fletcher. 



Porthesia xanthorrJiwa, Koll. 



Hmpsn., F. I., I, 485, f. 322 ; I. I. L., pp. 460-461 ; Proc. 

 Second Entl. Meeting, p. 204. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, and in Java. It is 

 often abundant but does not seem to do much damage as a rule. Has 

 been reared at Nagpur on castor and cholai, and at Pusa on castor. Sor- 

 ghum, grass, and marua {Eleusine coracana) ear-head. Lefroy also gives 

 sugarcane, bajra. juar and Guinea-grass as foodplants. 



