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Aulacophora atripennis [“ South Indian Insects,” p. 312, fig. 162] 
is also common practically throughout the Plains of India and Burma 
and is common on all cucurbitaceous plants, although it is usually less 
serious as a pest than A. abdominalis. The lifehistory is not known 
definitely but it is probably quite similar, as are also damage done and 
methods for control. 
Aulacophora stevens [l.c., pp. 312-313, fig. 163] is common in Madras 
and Burma, but its distribution is more limited than that of the last 
two species. The lifehistory is probably much the same asin A. ab- 
dominalis and the nature of damage and means of control are the 
same, but A. stevensi often eats flowers of gourds also. 
Pericallia ricini [l.c., pp. 370-371, fig. 232] is occasionally found on 
cucurbits but is not common as a rule. When it occurs in gardens, 
however, it may do damage. The young larve should be handpicked 
before they have scattered. 
Plusia peponis (agramma) [l.c., p. 394, fig. 261] occurs throughout 
India and in Ceylon and the Andamans and is a minor pest of gourds. 
We have it from Pusa on bottle-gourd and from Coimbatore on snake- 
gourd. The caterpillars and cocoons may be collected by hand. 
Margaronia (Glyphodes) indica is described and figured in ‘‘ South 
Indian Insects,” pp. 435-436, fig. 312, and we have since issued a 
coloured plate showing the complete lifehistory. It is abundant through- 
out India, Burma and Ceylon and is a minor pest of pumpkins and 
cucurbits generally. The egg is laid on a leaf as a rule. The cater- 
pullar usually feeds on the leaves, but sometimes the fruits are attacked 
also. As shown in the coloured plate, the caterpillar generally folds 
up a leat and lives inside the folded portion, eating away patches of 
the leaf-surface. Pupation takes place in a thin white silken cocoon 
formed inside folded leaves or occasionally in holes bored in the fruit. 
The caterpillar is often found on the under-surfaces of leaves. The 
damage done is usually small and control is not required but, if it has 
to be done, the caterpillars and cocoons may be collected by hand from 
the folded leaves. 
The stems of pumpkins are bored by :— 
Apomecyna pertigera. 
x perottete. 
< histrio. 
Apomecyna pertigera [“ South Indian Insects’, p. 327, tab. 11] is 
widely distributed in India and Burma. The Pusa Collection contains 
examples from Coimbatore, Jorhat, Chapra, Pusa, and Mandalay. It 
is a minor pest of pumpkins and other cucurbitaceous plants, the larva 
