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The name pustulata has generally been applied to the common large 

 black red-banded species which is frequently destructive to Cajanus 

 indicus, cowpea, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and tenai. 



Ly((a tenuicollis, Pall. 



S. I. I., p. 302, f. 148 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 178, 

 183, 188, 201. 



We have this from Chapra ; Pusa ; Belgachia ; Palamau ; Bhandara 

 (Central Provinces), on rice ; Hoshangabad ; Surat, on bajra and jttar ; 

 Nadiad ; Hagari (Bellary), on cholam ear-heads and paddy ; Bezwada ; 

 and Coimbatore. In Southern India this species does considerable 

 damage to ear-heads of cholam, cimihu, etc. 



As in the case of all these Meloid beetles, the adults are easily 

 collected by liand or in nets. 



Lytta jiicta, Cast. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 207. 



This has been found at Gurgaon (Punjab), the beetles eating bajra 

 {Pennisefum typhoideum) flowers, 4th September 1906. Mr. T. N. 

 Jhaveri has also found the beetles eating lucerne leaves in North Gujarat. 



Lytta nificollis, Oliv. 



S. I. I., p. 305, f. 153 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 201 {Cantharis). 



This species seems to be confined to Southern India. It has been 

 found in Coimbatore, Bellary, Kurnul, Tanjore, and TinneVelly ; the 

 adult beetles damage cumbu, cholam and tenai ear-heads. 



Lytta actcBon, Cast. 



Entl. Note 35 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 149, 202, 207 

 (Cantharis). 



We have this from Kasur (Punjab), Cawnpur, Surat, Khandesh, 



Pusa and Cuttack. At Pusa the adult beetles were found on rice-plants 



on 8th August 1905, on grass on 10th June 1907, eating lucerne on 2nd 



August 1913, on Seiaria and Panicvm miliacevm in large numbers on 17th 



July 1915, and also appeared in the beginning of July 1916. At Cuttack 



the adults were found on aus paddy on 20th August 1907. 



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