COLEOPTERA. 



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Foodplant and Status. -The adult beetles were found attacking 

 rose-bushes in the Government Botanical Gardens at Bangalore. 

 Control. — Collection ot the beetles by hand. 



ADORETUS OVA LIS, Hi. 

 Adoretus oval is, Blanchard, Cat. Coll. Km., p. 

 A.M.N.H. (7) XI, 472-473 (1903). 



233; Sharp. 



1 1 '7. Adoretus ovalis. ["he small outline figure shows th< 



natui al size. (< (riginal.) 



Distribution. Coimbatore, Anantapur, Bellary, Godavari, 

 Madras, South Arcot, all the year round. Ootacamund in April. 

 Lifehistory. Nol known. 

 Foodplant. The beetle eats leaves of grape-vine and mango. 



It feed> on the foliage at night and often does serious injury. 

 During the day numbers of them are often found hidden just under 

 the surface soil around the plant. 



womai.a varians, oliv. (Plate rv.) 



. \nomala varians, Olivier. Ent. I, 5, p. 78, t. 10, t. 1 23 a, b\ Lefroy, 

 Km. Mem. Agri. Dept., Ind., II. [43 147. t. XIV. [nd. Ins I ife, 

 p. 254. 1. XIV. 



Distribution. Coimbatore. Bangalore, Bellary, practically 



throughout the year. 



