3&4 



SOME SOUTH INDIAN INSECTS. ETC. 



Lifehistory. -Not known in detail. Eggs art- deposited in or on 

 cotton-buds into which the larvae bore, causing the buds to wither 

 and fail to expand. Pupation in the withered bud. 



Foodplants. Cotton. 



Stiitus. — A minor pest, probably more widely distributed than 

 has yet been noted. 



Control. — Collection and destruction of all withered buds is 

 indicated but is hardly practicable on a field scale. 



Remarks. This insect, in general appearance anil habits, seems 

 to resemble very closely C. gOSSypii, described from the West Indies. 

 It is, however, apparently distinct. 



GIXGELLY GALL-FLY. 



lie. 224.— Gingelly Gall-fly, 



ii. ii in.il size and ma 

 (< iriginal.l 



i !25. — Gingelly Capsules damaged 



by Gall-fly. T)i. isc nearer the tip of 



the stem are normal. (Original.) 



Distribution. Coimbatore. 



Lifehistory. -Eggs arc laid in flowers or young capsules of 

 gingellj (Sesamum indicum) the small white grubs feeding in the 

 young capsules and stunting their growth so that they become 

 wrinkled withered galls, as shown in the lower part of the figure. 

 When full-grown the larva pupates in the gall. 



Foodplants. — Gingelly. 



Status- A minor pest. 



Control.- ? 



Observation.- This insect is almost certainly an undescribed 

 novelty. 



