KHYNCHOTA. 



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Distribution. Throughout Southern India. 



Lifehistory. Usually on stems ol the foodplant. Adults varj 

 considerably in size, shape and colour, tin- latter being usually deep 

 purple-black, sometimes dark chestnut. 



Foodplants. Cotton. Also on numerous other plants, including 

 I offee, Hevea and Ceara Rubber, etc. 



Status. Does not seem to be a pest as a rule but sometimes 

 occurs in injurious numbers on Cotton. A minor pest of Rubber. 



Control. In the case of an outbreak on Cotton the attack is 

 usually localized and the attacked plants should be uprooted and 

 burnt. 



LEGANIUM OLE.-E, Bernard. 



Chermes olea, Bernard, Mem. d'Hist. Nat. Acad. (1782). 

 Lecanium olea, Green, Cocc. Ceylon, p. 227-228, t. 83. 

 Saissetia olece, Grandi, Entom. Agri., pp. 165-166, f. 157. 



Lecanium olc(C. Scales on twig, life-size ; a single scale, m 

 ■ 11 below . I \n. 1 ' 



Distribution. — Probably throughout Southern India. 



Lifehistory. — This scale is dull purplish-brown in colour, in 

 shape ovoid not Battened, with .1 longitudinal rid^c down the back 

 and two other transverse ridges. It lives usually on twigs or 

 shoots. 



Foodplants. -Coffee, Erythrina, Castilloa Rubber. Outside of 

 Southern India it has been found on Olive, Citrus. Antidesma, 

 Duranta, Thespesia, eti . 



Status.— A minoi pesl oi 1 offee. 

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