Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
P. C. Sen. 
Fletcher. 
M. M. Lal. 
Fletcher. 
9() PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 
Euproctis scintillans [South Indian Insects,” p. 399, fig. 268] 
occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon and is a sporadic minor 
pest of linseed, on which crop it has been noted at Pusa, Nagpur and in 
Madras. The larve may be hand-picked but should not be handled as 
the hairs produce irritation. 
In Bengal a caterpillar was reported from Faridpur as cutting linseed 
plants, and the insect concerned was identified by me as Agrotis ypsilon. 
Linseed capsules are sometimes attacked by larve of Heliothis 
obsoleta, but it does not seem to be a regular pest of this crop. 
Heliothis obsoleta sometimes occurs on linseed in the Punjab but the 
damage done is negligible. 
GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogea). 
It would have been more natural to have taken groundnut under 
“ Leguminous Field-crops,” but it is perhaps more convenient to consi- 
der it with other “* Oilseeds.” Groundnut has a long list of pests, many 
of which do a great deal of damage. On the flowers we get :— 
Oxycetonia versicolor. 
Meloid beetles. 
Thrips. 
Oxycetonia versicolor [| South Indian Insects,” p. 283, fig. 123] 
occurs on the flowers and shoots at Coimbatore and other localities in 
South India and does some damage at times but is not a serious pest 
asarule. The beetles are easily collected by hand. 
Meloid beetles of various kinds do similar damage in most localities 
but are also collected fairly easily. 
Thrips also occur on the flowers and probably do damage bat we 
really know very little about this. 
On the leaves we get :— 
Chrotogonus spp. 
Cyrtacanthacris ranacea. 
Orthacris sp. 
Diacrisia obliqua. 
Amsacta albistriga. 
Amsacta moorer. 
Creatonotus qangis. 
Prodenia litura. 
Heliothis obsoleta. 
Plusia signata. 
Anarsia ephippias. 
Aproerema nerteria. 
