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came to hand, we went over all our material and made out that we- 

 had at least four or five species of Microbracon, differing in habits as- 

 well as in appearance and structure, and all reared from Earias, as well 

 OS several other doubtfully distinct species reared from hosts other 

 than Earias. I may remark here that it is important for us to know 

 in what other hosts the Earias-infetiting species are capable to breeding. 

 All this material, representing the collections made from rearing during 

 many years, was sent to Professor Brues with a letter pointing out the 

 differences which we believed to exist ; but unfortunately this parcel 

 was lost by submarine action and the whole of our collection was lost. 

 I n^ention this because, if he had received this second collection, it is 

 just possible that Professor Brues might have modified this paper to 

 some extent. As it is, we must wait until we can secure more exten- 

 sive material from known hosts. 



81.— SOME RECENTLY NOTED SOUTH INDIAN MELOLON- 

 THID.E OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. 



Bi/ P. V. Isaac. Afssiula))! lo the Government Entomologisl , Madras. 

 Under the terra Melolonthida' there are included for the purposes 

 of this paper the four important sub-families of fleurostict Scarahceid(», 

 namely : — 



(1) Cetonianaj. 



(2) Dynastinsc. 



(3) Rutelina?. 



(4) Melolonthinse. 



When in the summer of 191G reports were received of damage to 

 cinchona seedlings by white grubs in the Government cinchona planta- 

 tions at Dodabetta (8.000 feet) in the NUgiris, the study of Melolonthidse 

 received fi'esh importance ; and the appearance in 1917 of the volume 

 on Rutelina^ in the Fauna of India Series, has been of much help in 

 sustaining the interest in the group. 



The species which have in recent times come into prominence are : — 



Celomanw. 



(1) A>itliracojtIiora enicijera, Oliv. This beautifid insect has been 

 found commonly on Lantana flowers and cholain inflorescence in Coim- 

 batore. 



(2) Protcetia avrichalcea, F. This also has been found at Coimbatore 

 both on Lantana and cholam flowers. 



