RHYXOHOTA. 



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Foodplants. — Lab-lab (Dolichos lab-lab), Cowpea (Vigna catjang), 

 Luff a acutangula 'Tain., Pirkari), Black Gram (Phaseolus mango 

 radiatus) Green Gram <Ph. mungo), Wheat. 



Status. A minor pest, sucking the pods. 



Control. Collection by hand-' 



Remarks. Several other closely allied species occur on low- 

 growing crops. The commonest are Riptortus linearis, Fb. (See 

 Letroy, Ind., Ins. Life, p. 684, t. 76. ff. I 5) and R. fuscus, Fb. All 

 ire extremely similar in habits and appearance and will 

 only be distinguished by an entomologist. On the wing they 

 look not unlike wasps. 



LYG.EID.L. 

 LYG/EUS PANDURUS, Scop. 



Cimex pandurus, Scop., Ent. Cam., p. 126 (1763)- 

 Cimex militaris, Fab.. Syst. Ent.. p. 717 (1; 



vus militaris. Distant. Faun. Ind. Rhyn.. II, 6; Lefroy, Ind. 

 Ins. Life. p. 686. f. 449. 



us pandurus, Distant (I.e.), V, 4. 



pandurus. The natural 



tribution. — Throughout the Plains of Southern India. 

 t known. 

 plants. — Calotropis, cholam, cotton, red-gram, chillies. 



lot definitely known to be a pest, though often found 

 abundantly. 



Remarks. — Thi- the insects commonly confused with 



the cotton bug (Dysdercus cingulatus). 

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