PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 5 
Alcides sp. We have a record of Alcides leopardus as found on bhindi, 
but the Pusa Collection contains no examples reared from this plant and 
the record requires confirmation. 
Pempheres affinis occurs in bhindi plants at Pusa and is probably 
more widely distributed, but overlooked. It does not, however, seem 
to do much damage in bhindz. 
Robica honesta is a Lamiad beetle which has recently been bred at 
Mandalay from bhindi. 
At Mandalay a couple of grubs of Robica honesta were found boring yyy 
in the stems of Hibiscus esculentus and castor. 
At present, then, we can hardly call it a pest. Any more pests of yp. 
bhindi ? 
Kelworms are getting quite serious in certain tracts of the Punjab, yy 
especially round about Lyallpur. Young as well as well-grown plants 
are injured. Bhindi and cotton are liable to their attacks. 
RozevLe (Hibiscus Sabdariffa). 
The pests of Rozelle are very similar to those of bhindi on the whole, yy 
but there are one or two differences so far as we know at present. 
The top-shoots are attacked by Phycita infugella, so that this Hibiscus 
is an alternative food-plant for this cotton-pest. 
The leaves are eaten by larvee of Cosmophila erosa and Sylepta dero- 
gata. 
As regards the pods, it is worthy of note that up to date we have not 
bred either Harias or Gelechia from Rozelle. 
AmBaADI (Hibiscus cannabinus). 
[Gogu—Madras. ] 
Here again the pests are very similar to those on cotton and bhindi 
and need not detain us long. 
The flowers are attacked by Zonabris pustulata in Madras and pro- 
bably by allied species in other districts. 
The leaves are eaten by :— 
Euproctis scintillans. 
Diacrisia obliqua. 
Telchinia viole. 
Phycita infusella (top-shoots). 
Cosmophila erosa. 
Nisotra madurensis. 
Dereodus mastos. 
Myllocerus I1-pustulatus. 
ee discolor. 
. Shroff. 
Fletcher. 
. M. M. Lal.’ 
. Fletcher. 
