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Mr. Senior- White. 



Mr. Pillay. 



Mr. Fletcher. 



Bassein Fort (Bombay), Surat, Ajmer, Narsingpur, Cawnpur and Pusa. 

 It has also been found on hhindi {Hibiscus esculentus) at Lyallpur, Pusa 

 and Surat, and at Pusa on ambadi {Hibiscus cannabinus), bariar {Sida 

 cordifoUa), hollyhock, urid and Bombax malaharicum. 



The larvae are best controlled by hand-picking. 



In Ceylon it occurs in the North-East but not in the South- West. 

 It breeds in October. 



In Travancore it occurs on Hibiscus. 



Lyncestis amphix, Cram. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 479, f. 267 ; I. I. L., p. 447, f. 306 [Euscotia sp.]. 



Has been found at Pusa feeding on Ocimum sanctum and 0. canum 

 but is scarcely a pest. 



Mr. Ramrao. 



Catephia inqu-ieta, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 484 ; I. I. L., p. 454, t. 28, ff. 4, 5 ; Proc. 

 Second Entl. Meeting, p. 291. 



A minor sporadic pest of sweet potato in North Bihar. Also reared 

 at Pusa on young sugarcane. We have also moths from Myingyan 

 (Upper Burma) and from Coimbatore and Siruguppa (Bellary). 



Azazia rubricans, Boisd. 



S. I. I., p. 389, f. 254 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 51, 59. 



A minor and sporadic pest of pulses in Bihar and Madras. Has 

 been reared at Pusa on cowpea, wid, guar, and moth {Phaseolus aioniti- 

 jolius). 



Ophideres fullonica, Linn. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 560-561, f. 317 ; Entl. Note 64 ; Tryon, 

 Queensland Agricl. Journ. II, pt. 4, t. 18, 20, 21, 22''^ (April 

 1898) [Otkreis] ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 212, 235. 



The moths have been recorded {Indian Museum Notes, V, 118) as 

 piercing pomelo fruits at Tardeo, Bombay, causing a loss of 25 to 33 per 

 cent, of the fruits, which drop off the trees. Also stated to damage 

 orange fruits around Poona and at Nagpur, and to suck grape-fruit 

 in the Punjab. The species is widely distributed throughout India and 

 is undoubtedly a pest in all fruit-growing districts. 



At Poona I have not been able to find the larvae although the adults 

 come in large numbers and puncture the fruits at night. We burn the 

 moths off by means of torches and collect them by means of a small 



