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Boring in the stem of dhaincha we get :— Mr. Fletcher 
Alcides bubo. 
Azygophleps scalaris. 
Alcides bubo seems to occur chiefly in Madras. It is described and 
figured in “ South Indian Insects ” [pp. 337-338, fig. 196]. Have you 
anything more to add to this account, Mr. Ramakrishna Ayyar ? 
Alcides bubo is not so bad on dhaincha as it is on the other species Mr. Ramakrishua 
of Sesbania. Ayyar. 
Then we will discuss it under Agathi. MeeEleichor 
Azygophleps scalaris is another insect which is more common in Madras 
but it also occurs as a pest as far north as Orissa andin Burma. Last 
year I got a specimen of the moth attracted to light here at Pusa, so that 
it does occur here although the larva has never been noted. It is pro- 
bable that it has not attracted much notice in other parts of India because 
dhaincha has not been grown much outside of Madras, Burma and Orissa, 
but if its cultivation is extended for use as a green manure,we shall 
probably hear of Azygophleps as occurring in other districts. This species 
is described and figured in “ South Indian Insects ”’ [pp. 446-447, fig, 
324] and I have nothing new to add to the account given there. 
The lifehistory has been described there and there is no more to add. a Ramachandra 
ao. 
Last year on the Pusa Farm some dhaincha was grown, but the Mr. Ghosh. 
young plants were eaten back by nilghai. 
A few sucking insects are found on dhaincha. Coptosoma sp. some- Mr. Fletcher. 
times occurs but is hardly a pest. In fact, dhaincha seems rather free, 
so far as we know at present, of pests of this sort. 
Then there are a few insects found in the pods :— 
Pachytychius mungonis. 
Megastigmus sp. 
Pachytychius mungonis was discussed under mung and urid and 
I do not think there is much to add. 
It occurs in the pods at Coimbatore. Mr. Ramakrishna 
Ayyar. 
Megastigmus has been found at Coimbatore, the larva boring in the Mr. Fletcher. 
seeds. It is an interesting example of a plant-feeding group in the 
Chalcidide which, as you know, are practically all parasitic on other 
insects. We shall come across another case of the same kind later on 
when we come to deal with pests of Apricot. Will you tell us about 
this Megastigmus, Mr. Ramachandra Rao ? 
At Coimbatore dhaincha, grown for seed, was attacked by this insect Mr. Ramachandra 
so badly that only a few seeds could be obtained. From fifty to seventy- Hae: 
five per cent. of the seeds were destroyed. There is no doubt about 
