Mr. Andrews. 



Mr. Fletcher. 



2G0 TEOCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD E^'TOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



I have found it on tea in the Duars. It was sent in along witb 

 Helo'peltis. 



LygcBUs 'pandurus, Scop. {=militaris, Fb.) 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., II. 6 [militaris] ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 481, f. 365 ; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 118, 137, 184, 290. 



We have this from Pusa, on cotton, tur ; Igatpuri ; Bilaspur ; 

 Banlaira ; Surat ; Lyallpur, on cotton ; PuruUa ; Bhor Ghat, on Ccilo- 

 tropis gigantea ; Chetput (Madras) ; and Coimbatore. 



It occurs at times in some numbers on cotton and Calotropis, but 

 is hardly a pest. 



LygcEiis hospes, Fb. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., II, 6-7, f. 3. 



This occurs throughout India. We have it from Peshawar, on 

 Calotropis ; and Lyallpur, on cotton. 



At times it occurs in numbers, but it is scarcely a pest as a rule. 



Graptostethus servus, Fb. • 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., II. -8-9, f. 4 ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 482, f. 366; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 46, 134, 294. 



We have this from Pusa, on sun flower, cotton ; Samalkota, on red- 

 gram : Bilaspur ; Surat ; Chapra ; Tatkon, on sugarcane ; Chepauk, on: 

 cotton ; and Moulmein, on sweet potato. 



It is a very minor pest of the plants attacked. 



NysiKS inconspicinis, Dist. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., II. 18-19 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting,, 

 pp. 84, 272. ' 



We have this from Pusa, on tobacco and grasses, and from Kasar- 

 gode (S. Kanara) on gingelly. At Pusa the bugs have been found 

 clustered in thousands on tobacco capsules and it is at times a decided 

 pest. It may be controlled by tapping the bugs into pans of oil and 

 water. 



It may be observed that the identification of this insect is doubtfuL 



