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In Egypt Helhda undalis is common with us on young cabbages. Dr. Gough. 

 When the damage is noticed it is too late to take any control measures. 



With us it comes late in the season on cabbage. Mr. Ghosh. 



They have a boring habit. I have seen them boring riglit throug"h Mr. Ramrao. 

 the heads of cabbages and it is very difficult to reach them. 



Terastia meticulosalis, Cuen. 



S. I. I., pp. 438-439, f. 315 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 77. 



Recorded from Ceylon. The larva is cojnraon at Coimbatore, boring Mr. Fletcher, 

 shoots of Erythrina indica, and may be a bad pest, checking new growth. 

 Probably throughout South India. Also occurs at Poona. 



At Poona it is found damaging the shoots. Mr. Ramrao. 



Terastia egialealis, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., Moths. IV, 381. 

 Andrews, Q. J. I. T. A., 1918, 33-34. 



Hampson gives the distribution as Dharmsala, Sikkim, Java. Mr. Fletcher. 



The larva bores into young stems and shoots of Erythrina indica in 

 January at Tocklai (Assam). 



Omphisa anastomosalis, Guen. 



S. I. I., pp. 439-440, f. 316 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 292. 



Recorded from Sikkim, Khasis, Burma, Andamans, Nilgiris and 

 Ceylon. Bred at Coimbatore from larva in stem of Ipomoea and has 

 occasionally occurred as a pest of sweet potato, boring the main stem. 



Crocidophora ptyophora, Hmpsn, 



Hmpsn., F. I., Moths, IV, 389, f. 210. 



Pusa. — Has been reared in small numbers from larvae rolhng leaves 

 of bamboo. 



Maruca tesfulalis, Geyer. 



S. I. I., p. '440, t. 36 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 44, 52, 56, 60, 65. 



Occurs throughout Incha, Burma and Ceylon as a pest of pulses of 

 various kinds. Not noted in Bombay. In Assam the larvae have been 

 found on pods of sword-bean, and at Pusa they have been bred from 

 dhaincha flowers, soy-bean, velvet-bean, tur {Cajanus indicus) buds, 

 flowers and pods,' mung pods, Vigna catjang pods and cowpea pods. 

 On cowpea it is sporadically a serious pest. 



