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Plusia orichalcea is one of the few insects that feed on umbelliferous Mr. Senior- White, 

 plants, such as carrots and aniseed. It is highly parasitized. 



Rivula bioculalis, Mo. 

 Hmpsn., F. I., 11, 334-335, f. 178. 



Widely distributed throughout India, Burma and Ceylon. The Mr. Fletcher. 

 larva has been found at Pusa on leaves of rice and Panicum, but it is not 

 known as a pest. 



Cosmophila fulvida, Guen. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 409-410, f. 226 ; 1. 1. L., p. 453 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 129. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon. Has been reared at 

 Pusa on Abutilon indicum and Sida sp., and Hamp.-on gives Walfheria 

 indica as a food-|!]ant. Not yet noted on cultivated plants but may be 

 expected to be found on Malvaceae (cotton, hollyhock, etc.). 



Cosmophila sabulijera, Guen. 



S. I. I., pp. 390-391, f. 256 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 133. 



Occurs in all jute-growing districts as a major pest of jute. It is 

 known from South Arcot, Godavari District, Samalkota, Dharwar, 

 Belgaum, Poona, Nadiad, Nagpur, Pusa, Dacca and throughout Bengal. 



If the plants are sufficiently young and water is standing in the 

 field, control may be effected by running a film of kerosine over the 

 water and disturbing the plants, when the larvae drop. 



Cosmophila sabulijera is a regular bad pest of jute in Bengal du ing Mr. P. C. Sen. 

 the rainy season. As far as remedial measures are concerned, on the 

 Dacca Farm hand-picking is done although it is tedious. Dragging a 

 rope shghtly moistened"^ with kerosine so that it may not injure the 

 plants was also tried but was not found to be of much use, as the cater- 

 pillars, which fall down at the time of operation, crawl up the plants 

 again and feed on the leaves. This, of course, disturbs them when 

 feeding. 



Cosmophila indica, Gn. 



S. I. I., p. 391, f. 257 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 100, 

 123, 125, 126. [C. erosa, nee Hb.]. 



Occurs throughout India as a sporadic pest of cotton. We have Mr. Fletclier. 

 examples reared on cotton from Dharwar, Poona, Jalgaon (Khandesh) 



