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SOME Si>l 111 l\m,\\ INSECTS, ETC. 



Distribution. Madras. Chingleput, Smith Arcol ; January-Feb- 

 ruary ; July-August. 



Lifehistory. ["he oval yellowish egg, which is about 2 mm. 

 long, is laid al the tip of a leaf which is doubled-up; both sides of 

 ihrlr.it are cul across to the midrib, near the base of the leaf, and 

 this terminal portion is rolled into a tight roll cigar-wise. It is not 

 certain whether the weevil does this before ovipositing or not, - 

 probably before. The egg hatches after four days. The small 

 legless, yellowish grub has a brownish-yellow head with darker 

 mandibles and a few short hairs are scattered over the body. The 

 pupa, which is bright yellow in colour and about 3 mm. long, is 

 enclosed in the folded leafin the midst of black powdery cxcre- 

 mentitious matter left by the grub. The beetle emerges through a 

 hole through the side of the leaf-roll. [Y.R.R. and T.V.R.] 



Foodplant. -Country almond (Terminalia catappa) (Tarn. Pinnai), 

 mango. 



StatUS.— Not a pest. 



Fig. 194. Green gram Weevil, beetle and side-view "I head. I In small 

 figui e 3I11 iw - iln- natural size. (< Iriginal. I 



Distribution. Bellarv (Hadagalli) and Kurnul ; November ami 

 I K'cembcr. 



Lifehistory and Foodplants. The eggs are laid in a hole bored 

 in a seed of green-gram (Phaseolus piungo) or cow-pea, the female 

 having previously eaten hei way inside the pod. Three eggs are 

 usually laid in one pud, one at each end and the third in the middle 

 of the pod. The grub on hatching feeds on the seed, devouring 



