Mr. Jhaveri. 
180 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 
Melanitis ismene and Chapra mathias have also been considered under 
paddy. They are both found, MZ. csmene the more commonly, on juar, 
but not as pests. 
Marasmia_ trapezalis (“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 432-433, tab. 
33] occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, the larva rolling and 
feeding on the leaves of jwar and other Graminex. We have it recorded 
on juar from Pusa and Nagpur, but it probably occurs everywhere that 
this crop is grown. It is a minor pest on juar as a rule, rarely serious. 
The picking of the rolled leaves is the only practical means of control. 
The beetles feeding on jwar include :— 
Phidodonta modesta ? 
Pachnephorus impressus. 
a bretinghamt. 
Tanymecus indicus. 
Myllocerus blandus. 
»»  L1-pustulatus. 
Phidodonta modesta—or, at least, the Hispine found on sugarcane at 
Pusa and which has been considered as this species, although there is 
considerable doubt about its identity—has also been found on juar 
at Pusa, but it is not a pest. 
Pachnephorus impressus and P. bretinghami are found on young 
shoots which they nibble as in the case of sugarcane. The larve also 
live in the soil at the roots of the plants and probably do some damage. 
Tanymecus indicus has been found on juar at Pusa and probably 
occurs throughout Northern India, especially on young shoots. 
Myllocerus blandus and M. 11-pustulatus are both very general feeders 
and sometimes occur on young shoots in some numbers. 
Next, we have the grasshopper pests of juar. 
Epacromia tamulus. 
Orthacris sp. 
Colemana sphenarioides. 
Chrotogonus spp. 
Hieroglyphus banian. 
4 nigro-repletus. 
Oxya velox. 
Epacromia tamulus (dorsalis) [“‘ South Indian Insects,” pp. 525-526, 
fig. 417] is generally common on juar in most districts and is often a pest. 
It may be caught in bag-nets or hand-nets and is also attracted in 
some numbers to lights at night. 
In Gujarat Hpacromia tamulus attacks juar in November and Decem- 
rey 
ber. Bagging was tried against this but was not successful. During the 
