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Clitea picfa, Baly. 



Proe. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 215. 



We have this from Tharrawaddy (Burma) and Pusa. At Pusa it 

 is a decided pest of bael {^gle mnrmelos), the larva boring into the leaf- 

 petioles and shoots and the adult beetles eating the leaves so that they 

 are riddled with small holes in June and July. 



Haltica cyanea. 



This was sent in on 14th December 1911 by the Superintendent of 

 the Victoria Gardens, Bombay, as very badly infesting Ruellia amcena 

 and R.Jormosa and CupJiea ignea. It has been reared at Pusa from larvae 

 on Amnumia sp.; pupation took place in earthern chambers in the soil. 



At Taru the adult beetles were found in numbers in May 1916 on 

 cauli-fiowers, cabbage, lettuce, sugar beet (especially on flower-heads) 

 and also spread on to shaftal and hersim. 



The Pusa Collection contains specimens from Pusa (abundant) ; 

 Nainpur (Central Provinces) ; Balaghat (Central Provinces) ; Surat ; 

 Nuwara Eliya ; Tranquebar ; Coimbatore ; Samalkot ; Munshiganj ; 

 Cuttack ; and Nepal, 



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 Chalcenosoma metalUcum, Jac. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 267. 



This is a medium-sized, globular, bright metallic green and blue 

 Halticine which was found in numbers injuring garden hlies at Ootaca- 

 mund in December 1912 and 1913. The beetles may be collected by 

 hand. 



Phyllotreta vittata, Fb. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 280, 282. 



This species was found by K. D. ShrofT on cabbage at Kaltha (Burma) 

 on 2nd February 1907. 



Phyllotreta chotaniea, Duviv. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 280, 282. 



This species was found in small numbers on cabbage at Pusa, on 

 4th March 1916 and we also have it from Mandalav (13th December 

 1910). 



