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Phytoscafhus dissimilis, Mshll. 



Bull. Ent. Res. V. iv fig. ; Entl. Note 26 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 21. 

 This species has been found in Assam, nibbUng young tea-shoots. 



Amblynhinus foricollis, Boh. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 219. 

 This has been found at Pusa, on tender mango leaves, hael, Albizzia 

 lehheh, sissu leaves, litchi, and mango inflorescence ; at Cuttack, on ber ; 

 at Pithapuram (Godavari), on country almond leaves (Terminalm) ; 

 and at Hagari, on agatJiL 



Hyper a medicaginis, Mshl. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 207 (tab.), 208. 

 This has been reared at Pusa from larvse on lucerne, pea, senji (Meli- 

 lotus alba), Lathyms hirsuta, and a weed locally called akta. It is a 

 sporadic minor pest of these plants when cultivated. 

 Mr. Misra. The pupse are prominent on the leaves and may be picked ofi. 



Spraying is out of the question. 



M.r. Fletcher. 



Hypera variabilis, Hbst. 



We have this from Tarnab and Charsada in the North- West Frontier 

 Province ; Lyallpur, on lucerne leaves ; Jallandhar ; Lahore, on senji ; 

 and from Pusa, larvae on lucerne. It is a sporadic minor pest of trefoils. 



Xanthotrachelus f annus, Oliv. 



Entl. Note 27 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 96, 253. 

 We have this from Chapra, Pusa, Khandala, Cuttack and Maymyo. 

 At Pusa the adults occur commonly on ber and have been found attacking 

 sun-flower heads, whilst a few have also been taken on rice and grass. 



Xantliotrachelus perlahis, Fb. 



Entl. Note 27 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 96. 

 We have this from Masuri, Dehra Dun, Lahore, Muzaffarpur, Pusa 

 and Daltonganj. At Pusa the adults were found attacking newly-formed 

 sun-flower heads and a few have also been taken on castor and cotton. 

 At Daltonganj this weevil was found on Bntea frondosa. 



