PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING LS 
Myllocerus 11-pustwlatus. 
i viridanus. 
ss blandus. 
Nisotra sp. 
Mites. 
Sylepta derogata occurs commonly on bhindi in all districts. The 
larvee roll the leaves, as in the case of cotton, and may be handpicked. 
Acontia intersepta has been reared on bhindi at Nagpur, but is not 
known as a pest. 
Acontia malve has been reared on bhindi at Surat and A. transversa 
at Nagpur but they are scarcely pests. 
Cosmophila erosa has been reared on bhindi at Pusa, Surat and Lyallpur 
but is ‘rarely a pest. 
Helcystogramma hibisci has been reared at Pusa on bhind but is not 
a pest and seems to be attached to H ibiscus rosa-sinensis as a rule. 
Atmetonychus peregrinus [Fauna of I ndia, Curculionide, Vol. I, 
pp. 112-113, fig. 37] is known from Bengal, Bihar and the Punjab. It 
was found at Ambala on bhindi but is not known to do any damage to 
this plant. : 
Myllocerus 11-pustulatus occurs throughout India and is sometimes 
tound on bhindi leaves in small numbers. M. viridanus was found on 
bhindi at Shoranore, in Malabar, and M. blandus at Pusa, but neither 1s 
known asa pest. 
An unidentified Flea-beetle, probably a species of Nisotra, occurred 
at Moulmein in September 1914 in large numbers on bhindi and was doing 
considerable damage. In this case it was a serious pest, but we do not 
know any more about it. 
Mites occur on bhindi, chiefly in Madras, as a minor pest. 
Mites attack bhindi leaves at Coimbatore and the affected leaves M*- Ramakrishna 
become discoloured. ae 
The flowers of bhindi are eaten by Meloid and Cetoniad beetles. Mir, Bloteler- 
Oxycetonia versicolor has been noted in West Khandesh and O. albo- 
punctata at Pusa. These beetles are easily controlled by collection by 
hand or in hand-nets. 
The pods of bhindi are attacked by :— 
Earias fabia. 
»  tnsulana. 
Heliothis obsoleta. 
We have just now dealt with these two species of Harias under cotton 
and there seems no need to say any more about them now. 
