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RUTABAGA. 



See Turnip. 



RYE. 



(Secale cereale Linnaeus. Family Graminese.) 



This species as well as its near relatives is cultivated in Europe and Asia. For full 

 treatment of its insect pests, see Grains and grasses. 



SAGO PALM. 



(Cycas revoluta. Family Cycadacese.) 

 A palm-like plant of the Orient, much used in this country at funerals. (See Palms.) 



SAL. 



(Shorea spp. Family Dipterocarpaceae.) 

 Valuable timber trees of India. 



IMPORTANT SAL INSECTS. 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Scarabseidae. 



Serica assamensis Brenske; India; adults defoliate and larvae attack the roots of Shorea robuita. 



Lepidiota bimaculata Saunders; India; adults feed on foliage oi Shorea robusta. 



Phyllophaga problematica Brenske (Lachnosterna), and P. dypealis Brenske; India; adults defoliate and 



larvae attack the roots of Shorea robusta. 

 Heteroplia varians Olivier; India; breeds at roots of Shorea robusta. 



Cucujidae. 



Lxmophlaus testaceus Fabricius; India; breeds under the bark of felled trees of Shorea robusta. 



Bostrychidae. 



Schisloceros anobioides Waterhouse; India; bores in trees of Shorea robusta. 



Beterobostrychus pileatus Lesne, and H. xqualis Waterhouse; India; bore in timber of Shorea robusta. 



Sinoxylon crassum Lesne; India; a serious borer in the wood Shorea robusta. 



Sinozylon anale Lesne; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



Buprestldse. 



Acmxodera stictipennis Laporte et Gory; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



Chysobothris sexnptata Gory; India; bores in the bark, bast, and sapwood of branches of Shorea robusta. 



Psiloptera viridans Kerremans; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



Elateridae. 



Alaus sculptus Westwood; India; bores in logs ot Shorea robusta. 



Tenebrlonldse. 



Setenis Ixvis Fairmaire, and S. semivalga Blair; India; bore in Shorea robusta. 



Cerambycidse. 



Acanthophorus serraticornis Olivier; India; tunnels bast and sapwood of Shorea robusta. 

 Ccelosterna scabrata Fabricius; India; bores in sapwood of Shorea robusta. 

 Plocxderus obesus Gahan; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 

 Molesthes holosericea Fabricius; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



Dialeges pauper Pascoe; India; bores in bast and sapwood felled and sickly trees of Shorea robusta. 

 Hypoeschrus indicus Gahan; India; bores ia sapwood of Shorea robusta. 



Hoplocerambyz spinicornis Newman; India; bores in wood of sickly or felled trees of Shorea robusta. 

 Xylotrechus smei Lap. et Gory; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



Cossonldae. 



Conarthrus jansoni Wollaston; India; bores in timber of Shorea robvsta. 

 Himatium asperum Marshall; India; bores in Shorea robusta. 



IpldsB. 



Sphstrotrypes assamensis Stebbing, S. globulus Blandford, S. siwalikenais Stebbing, Coccotrypes integer 

 Eichhoff, and Dryocates minor Stebbing; India; make galleries in wood and bark of Shorea robusta. 



Xyleborus fallax Eichhoff, X. perforans Wollaston, X. bengalensis Stebbing, X. major Stebbing, 

 X. schlichii Stebbing; India; bore in Shorea robusta. 



Xyleborus anirewesi Blandford; India; bores in Shorea talura. 



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