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Emmalocera depressella, Swinh. 



Polyocha depressella ; Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 63, B. J. XXI, 1251. 

 Polyocho saccharello, Ddgn., B. J. XVI, 405 ; I. I. L., p. 512, 



t. 47 ff. 7, 12, 19. 

 Papua deinessella ; Entl. Note 70 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 



pp. 141, 145, 182. 

 Emmalocera depressella, Hmpsn., P. Z. S., 1918, 128. 



Widely distributed in Northern India. We have specimens from 

 Pusa, Saran, Tharsa. Jehanabad (Bengal), Cawnpur, and Lyallpur, 

 in all cases bred from borers in sugarcane roots ; from Lyallpur also in 

 Sorghum and maize. 



A very minor pest of sugarcane as a rule, chiefly found in roots of 

 ratoon cane. Occasionally, as at Pusa in 1916 and subsequent years, 

 boring into new shoots of young cane and doing considerable damage. 



Heterogrophis bengalella, Rag. 



Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 70, B. J. XII, 313 ; Proc. Second Entl. 

 Meeting, p. 257. 



Recorded from Bhutan and Calcutta. 



The larva tunnels into fruits of Custard Apple {Anona squamosa) 

 and occurs at Pusa about September-October, but is not common as a 

 rule and can scarcely be called a pest. 



At Dacca it is a pest of custard-apple and bullock's-heart. Mr. P. C. Sen. 



Enzopliera perticella, Rag. 



S. 1. 1., p. 428, t. 30, ff. 1-4 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 289, 290. 



Occurs commonly throughout the Plains of India and Ceylon. We Mr. Fletcher, 

 have examples from Pusa, Penukonda (Anantapur District), Bellary, 

 Coimbatore, Dharwar, Poona, Surat, Baroda and Peshawar, all bred 

 from larvse boring stems of brinjal ; also from Pusa and Coimbatore, 

 boring in stems of Chilh plants ; and it has also been found boring 

 potato tubers at Coimbatore and Ranchi, in stems of a wild Physalis 

 at Pusa, and in tomato at Surat. 



A common pest of brinjal, often doing serious damage. 



Destruction of afiected plants or attacked portions, easily recognizable 

 by the wilted appearance caused by the larva boring inside, is the only 

 remedy. 



