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Mr. Senior-White. It is sporadically bad in Ceylon. 



Mr. Pillay. I have bred a hymenopterous parasite from it. 



Mr. Fletcher. Collection and destruction of affected pods effects the most practi- 



cable means of control. 



Psara bi/punctalis, Fb. 



Pachyzancla bipunctalis, Fb. ; Hmpsn., P. Z. S., 1899, 204; 

 Entl. Note 72 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 288. 

 Pacliyzancla cegrotalis, Z., S. I. I., pp. 440-441, f. 317. 



Occurs throughout India (except North-West) and Ceylon. Has. 



been bred at Pusa on AUernanthera sessilis and on croton, and at Coim- 



batore on brinjal and in brinjal shoots. It does not seem to have been. 



noted as attacking any crop-plant except in Southern India. 



Mr. Senior-White. ^^ Ceylon it is found on brinjal, but prefers the wild Solanmn indicmn. 



( TJ n determined Pyraustine.) 



Mr, Fletcher. Reared at Pusa in numbers from larvse rolling AmarantJms leaves. 



This was placed in the collection under Psara bipunctalis, but is distinct. 



Loxosiege massaUs, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 408, f. 221 [Plilydcenodes]. 



Occurs throughout the Plains of India and Ceylon. The larvse have 

 been found at Pusa feeding on tender top-leaves of maize, but this species, 

 is not known to be a pest. 



Antigastra catalaunalis, Uup. 



S. I. I., p. 441, t. 37 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeeting, p. 84. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon as a regular minor 

 and occasional major pest of Sesamum, indicmn {til ; gingelly), the larva 

 rolling and webbing the leaves and boring in the shoots and pods. We 

 have it, reared on Sesamvm, from practically all districts. 



Noorda blitealis, Wlk. 



S. I. I., pp. 441-442, f. 318 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 229. 



Occurs throughout the Plains of India, Burma and Ceylon as a very 

 minor pest of Moringa, the larva attacking the leaves, shoots and small 

 pods. We have it from Hagari (Bellary District) on Moringa, from 

 Nagpur on " Munga " [probably intended for Moringa], and moths- 

 from Puasa nd from Myingyan, Upper Burma. 



