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species Scarites indus was taken by Coracias iiulica ; S. semirugosus by 

 Inocotis ■papillosus ; Clivina striata by Pseudotantalus leucocephalus ; 

 Malcenus sp. by Dicrurus ater and Coracias itidica ; Plaiymetopus (?) 

 erebius by /. papillosus ; Chlamius hamifer by Gyornis tickelU ; Ch. margi- 

 nifer by /. papillosus and P. leucocephalus ; Ch. circmndalus, Ch. 

 rugulosus, Ch. nigricans, Ch. chalcothorax, Pheropsophu.% cardoni, Ph. 

 catoirei and Ph. occipitalis by Inocotis papillosus. 



Haliplidce. Haliplus angustifrons was taken by Nyroca ferruginea 

 and Podicipes alhipennis. 



Dytiscidw. Dytiscids were taken by Macropteryx coronata, jEgiaUtis 

 dubia, Totanus glareola, T. slagnatilis, Gallinago coslestis, Ibis melanoce- 

 phala, Inocotis papillosus, Platalea Icucorodia, Ardeola grayi, Pseudc- 

 tantalus leucocephalus, Dissura episcopus and Podicpes albipennis. 



Laccophilus anticatus was taken by T. glareola and P. albipennis ; 

 Cybister confusus by D. episcopus and P. leucocephalus ; Cybister Iripunc- 

 tatus by Ibis melanocephala ; species of Cybister were also taken by P. 

 leucorodia and P. leucocephalus ; Hypophorus ater and Eretes sticticus 

 were taken by P. leucorodia and the larvae of Hydalicus and Cybister by 

 Ardeola grayi. 



StaphylinidcB. Pcederus sp. was taken by MotaciUa maderaspatensis 

 and other species by M. personata and Macropteryx coronata. 



Silphidce. A Silphid grub was noticed in the stomach of MotaciUa 

 ■melanope. 



CucujidcB. A specimen was noticed in Disseninrus paridis us. 



CryptophagidcB. These beetles were taken by Hirmido rustica. 



CoccinellidcB. Chilomenes sexmaculata was found in Aegithina tiphia 

 and Molpastes hcemorrhous ; Thea cincta. in Sylvia afp.nis ; Scymnns sp. 

 in Prin a socialis, Cottle sinensis and Macropteryx coronata. 



DermestidcB. A grub was identified from the stomach of Inocotis 

 papillosus. 



Byrrhidce. A specimen had been taken by Liopicus mahrattensis. 



Hydrophilidce. Berosus decrescens was found in MotaciUa melanope ; 

 Hydrophilus olivaceus in Ibis inelanocephala, Inocotis papillosus, Platalea 

 leucorodia, Dissura episcopus ; and other Hydrophilids were seen in 

 Totanus hypoleucus, T. stagnatilis, Pavoncilla pugnax and Podicipes 

 albipennis. 



Cantharidw. A firefly was found in the stomach of Hcrodius alba, 

 but it was most probably first eaten by a frog. 



Cleridce. Necrobia rufipes was found in Ortholomus sutorius. 



BuprestidcB. Buprestids had been taken by Dendrocitta ruja, Argya 

 nmlcomi, Aegithina tiphia, Chloropsis jerdoni, Lanius nigriceps, Graucahis 



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