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SOME SOITH INDIAN INSECTS, ETC. 



I [G. I I, Icanthophorus serraticornis. (From an original photi 



by Mm ugi 



Distribution. South Arcot, Bangalore, Cochin ; probably through- 

 out Southern India. 



Lifehistory.- -Not known. 



Foodplants. — Larva said to bore in mango. The beetle was found 

 at Bangalore on a silk-cotton (liombnx nnilubaricttm) in which it had 

 probably passed its earlier stages. 



Status. Not definitely noted as a pest but from its large size tin- 

 larva is likely to do considerable damage to the trees it attacks. 



Control. — Where larval burrows are found, a mixture of two parts 

 chloroform to one part creosote should be injected by means of a 

 syringe. 



