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on sweet potato ; Paraspisies palpigera, Wlsm., the larvae occurring 

 in pods of wild indigo and Cassia spp. ; and Dichomeris ianthes, 

 Meyr., generally a minor pest of indigo and lucerne, but causing a 

 serious infestation of Java indigo in 1909. 



Cosmopterygids include Pyrodcrces callistrepta, Meyr., which mines 

 the leaves of teak {Tectona grandis) ft:)rming blisters on the leaves. 

 The Stenomid, Synchalara rhombota, Meyr., used to be a serious pest 

 on tea-bushes and is still very injurious in part of North Lakhimpur. 

 The Heliozelid, Antispila argostouia, ^Meyr., mines the leaves of Vitis 

 ir [folia ; the Heliodinid, Statlunopoda sycophaga, Meyr., bores into 

 figs 'Ficiis gloincrafa) in the larval stage and pupates within the fruit ; 

 larvae of S. basipledra burrow into the seeds of Alhizzia lehbek, and 

 also devour lac to some extent ; the caterpillars of 5. sycasfis, Meyr., 

 damage edible figs {Fiais carica) in the Peshawar district ; 

 Oedematopoda venusta, Meyr., was bred from colonies of Tachardia 

 lacca (lac insect) ; and 0. cypns, Meyr., from a colony of T. albizziae | 

 on Thcobroma cacao. The Blastobasid, Holcocera pidverea, Meyr., 

 is abimdant in practically all the forests from which lac is obtained, 

 the larvae feeding on colonies of Tachardia lacca, and also on dry shellac 

 on the cut sticks, where they have been found three months after the 

 lac has been removed from the trees. The Plyponomeutid, Prays 

 citri, Mill., is a serious pest of oranges and other species of Citrus, 

 feeding in the shoots and eating into all the flower organs. Cofitocritis 

 pieria, Meyr., is a bark-eating borer of tea, the larvae webbing the 

 stems and eating a thin layer of bark from the surface ; the remedy 

 in .A.ssam is to remove all twigs, dead wood, etc., when pruning. The 

 larvae also construct galleries in the bark of Hevea brasiliensis (Para 

 rubber). 



The Gracillariid, Lithocollctis triarcha, Meyr., mines the leaves 

 of cotton in the Plains districts; Acrocercops prosacta, Meyr., mines 

 the leaves of sweet potato ; .4. desiccata, Meyr., gives rise to blotches 

 on the leaves of Ficus glomerata caused by the larval mines ; Gracilaria 

 zachrysa, Meyr., damages apple leaves, the larvae forming cones on 

 the leaves of Pyriis mains, on which they feed and being sometimes a 

 considerable pest throughout northern India ; and G. theivora, Wlsm., 

 feeds upon tea {Camellia theifera), the larvae rolling one leaf after 

 another and feeding on the epidermis. 



The Plutellid, Plittella maculipcnnis. Curt., occurs in all cabbage- 

 growing districts, the larvae eating the leaves of cabbage, cauliflower, 

 radish, and other Cruciferous plants ; the Lyonetiid, Phyllocnistis 

 citrella, Stn., is often a serious pest of oranges and other Citrus plants, 

 V the larval mines occurring just under the epidermis ; P. toparcha, 

 ^ Meyr., is a similar pest of the grape-vine ( Vitis vinifera) ; Bucculatrix 

 loxoptila, Meyr., eats holes in the leaves of Caravonica cotton ; 

 and Petasobathra sirina, Meyr., webs the shoots of indigo and feeds on 

 the leaves. 



The Tineids, Tinea pcUionella, L. (clothes-moth), T. pachyspila, 

 Meyr., and T. fuscipiincteUa, Haw., occur commonly throughout India. 



The Tortricid, Tortrix [Cacoecia) pomivora, Meyr., is a pest of apple 

 in some districts, the larvae boring into the apical end of the fruit and 

 tunnelling through the core ; Vlodemis trigrapha, Meyr., also bores 

 into apple fruits. The Xyloryctid, Ptochoryctis rvsaria, Meyr., is a 

 serious pest of apple at Shillong, the larvae eating into the bark of 

 young twigs. 



