Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
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Aspidiotus orientalis has been noted on rose-stems at Bilaspur, 
Poona and Ahmednagar. | 
Chrysomphalus (Aspidiotus) aurantii is found on stems of rose-hushes 
and has been noticed at Tezpur and Pusa. It is sometimes a s¢rious 
pest, killing back the attacked stem. It is checked by spraying with 
a resin-soap mixture. 
Icerya cegyptiaca has also occurred on rose at Pusa---probably a 
stray infection from crotons on which it is common. 
Aleyrodes cotesit was described from examples found on rose in 
Baluchistan but does not seem to be known otherwise. 
Cycaps (Cycas circinalis and C. revoluta). 
Cycads are sometimes attacked rather badly by the larve of 
Catochrysops pandava, which occurs in most parts of the Plains of India, 
Burma and Ceylon. The plants attacked are disfigured for ornamental 
purposes. A spray of Lead Arsenate is usually efficient. 
Chrysomphalus (Aspidiotus) aurantit has also been found on Cycads 
in Bombay and Aspidiotus orientalis has been reported on Cycas revoluta 
in Calcutta. We do not know how far these Scale-insects are pests. 
LILIEs. 
Lilies of various sorts grown in gardens are often badly attacked, 
their leaves being eaten by :— 
Polytela gloriose. 
Brithys crint. 
Chalenosoma metallicum. 
Polytela gloriose is described and figured in “ South Indian Insects,” 
pp. 375-376, fig. 238, and we have since issued a coloured plate showing 
the lifehistory. The blackish white-spotted caterpillar is often common 
on Gloriosa superba, Amaryllis and various garden lilies. As a rule 
the caterpillars hide away near the roots of the plants in the daytime 
but crawl up on the leaves in the evening and are best caught then 
or in the early morning, when they are easily collected by hand. P. 
gloriose is widely distributed throughout the Plains of India, Burma 
and Ceylon. 
Brithys crini (Glottula dominica) occurs throughout India and Burma 
and is an occasional pest of ornamental lilies in gardens, its caterpillar 
being very similar to that of P. gloriose and having the same habits. 
We have specimens reared on garden lilies at Pusa, Shillong, Dalton- 
ganj and Mandalay. In Java also the larva has been reared on Crinum 
and Crocus. 
