PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 169 



generally hatch out with the first rains, about June in most parts of 

 India. 



In the case of cinchona in the Nilgiris, thousands of grubs are collect- Mr. Ramakrisbas^ 

 ed by hand. Coolies are offered money for their collection. Ayyar. 



In Shilloug a fungus attacks the beetles, which are seen fixed on to Mr, Ramachandra 

 leaves, dead. K^'O- 



The fungus that attacks these beetles is not effective as a check Mr, Fletcher. 

 because it apparently only attacks them when their activities are almost 

 over, and the beetles must occur in very large numbers for this fungus 

 to be of any use. 



We have some trouble with cockchafers in the forest areas. Seedhng Mr. Beesoa. 

 trees are attacked. The total damage to seedlings is sixty per cent., 

 of which nearly a half is due to cockchafer grubs and the remainder to 

 root-borers. I would like to know whether the method of collecting 

 and kiUing them whilst hoeing is based on the knowledge of their Ufe- 

 history or is only an empirical method. ^ 



It is only empirical. But it is practical, as it fits in with the cultiva- Mr. Fletcher, 

 tion methods, and it is successful to some extent. 



How does the migration of the grubs take place in relation to the ^j. Beesoa. 

 season ; that is to say, how do they come to the surface i 



We know very little about them but, as far as I know, they spend Mr. Fletcher, 

 their whole Hfe-cycle fairly near the surface. Certainly, they are not 

 found at any great depth when hoeing. 



RUTELID.^. 



Popillia cupricollis, Hope. 



Arrow, F. I. Rutel. pp. 73-74 ; Enti. Note 25. 



We have this from Kumaon (I. R. b51 of 4th September 1909), 

 Gopaldhara (Sikkim) Turzum, Lebong, Masuri. Lansdowne, Simla, and 

 Shillong. Arrow also records it from Kangra Valley, Naini Tal, Nepal, 

 Sikkim. At Shillong in September 1917 the adults were f-jund destroy- 

 ing flowers of rose, Dahlia, and garden plants generally. 



Popillia fece, Kraatz. 



Arrow, F. I. Rutel. p. 80 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 240. 



We have this from Maymyo, where the adult beetles were found on 

 peach trees in May 1909 by K. D. Shroff, Arrow also records it from 

 Nepal, Sikkim, Sadiya, Sylhet, Karen Hills, Ruby Mines, MerguJ, Siam 

 and Malacca. 



