ORTHOPTERA. 



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Lifehistory. — Eggs are laid in the ground in a mass, the young 

 hoppers scattering on emergence and feeding on almost all green 

 vegetation. Exact life-cycle not worked out in Madras. For 

 - see coloured plate. 

 dplants. Tobacco, groundnut, cholam, cotton, nigerseed. 



Status. Sometimes a serious pest oi young tobacco, cholam, 

 etc. 



Control. Collection in small bag-nets. 



Remarks. The exact identity of the s] oncerned in 



Southern India is not known. Probably there are several species 

 which may be different from the Northern Indian species shown on 

 the plate, but the genera] appearance and habits are very similar 

 in all. 



CATANTOPS sp. 



Catantops .-./>. The outline figure shows the natur. 



nal.l 



Distribution. Tinnevelly and Ramn.id. 



Lifehistory. -Not known. Perhaps two broods annually, one in 

 July-August, the other in February-March. 



dplants. — Cotton (bolls, flowers and leaves), grasses. 



Status. A very loeal and sporadic pest, occasionally doing 

 some damage to cotton-plants by eating the young bolls. 



Control. Catching in small bag-nets or hand-nets. 



Remarks. This species is perhaps undescribed. It is some- 

 what similar to Catantops similis. but is larger, with longer wings 

 and with a distinct pattern of markings on thorax, elytra and 

 posterior i< 

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