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Allissonoium piceiwi, Fb. 



Arrow, F. I. Dynast., p. 299 ; Ann. Eept. Impl. Entom, 1917-18, p. 93. 



Eecorded from Darjiling, Sundarbans, Dacca, Malabar, Ceylon 

 (Arrow). 



The Piisa Collection contains specimens from Dacca, Chapra, and 

 Pusa, where the larva was found boring into sugarcane shoots, 6nd 

 the adults occur at roots of Saccharum sfontaneuin in some numbers 

 from July to September. 



Alissonotum simile, Arrow. 



F. I. Dynast., p. 300-301 ; Ann. Kept. Impl. Entom. 1917-18, p. 93. 



Recorded from Assam (Dilkoosha), Sylhet and Pusa (Arrow). 



The Pusa Collection only contains examples from Pusa, where the 

 adults occur at light in June and Jvily, and the larva has once been found 

 in a sugarcane field in May. The larva probably eats roots in the same 

 way as .4. 'jnceum. 



Pentodon bispinifrons, Reitter. 



Arrow, F. I. Dyn , p. 303 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 146. 



Recorded from Bannu, Baluchistan, Karachi, Persia and Turkestan 

 (Arrow). The Pusa Collection contains specimens from Lyallpur, 

 Baroda (adult, labelled " sugarcane " 17 August 1907), Pusa (adults at 

 light), Simla (adult, July 1909), and Chapra. 



This species probably bores into cane in the same way as P. benga- 

 lense. 



Pentodon bengaJense, Arr. 



Arrow, F. I. Dyn., p. 304, f. 71 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 146. 



Recorded by Arrow from Pusa and Rajmahal. The Pusa Collection 

 contains specimens from Chapra, Pusa (larva at roots of sugarcane) 

 and Peshawar, where the adult has been found destroying sugarcane 

 shoots by burrowing in below ground. 



PJn/Uognathus dionysius, Fb. 



Arrow, F. I. Dynast., pp. 307-308, f. 73 ; Ent. Mem. 11, 139- 

 143, t. 13 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 174. 



The Pusa Collection contains specimens from Simla, Dehra Dun, 

 Pusa, Chapra, Hoshangabad, Seoni, Igatpuri, Belgaum, S. Kanara and 

 Coimbatore, whilst Arrow also records it from Kurseong, Purnea District, 



