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44. Agonoscelis nuhila, Fabr. 



Pusa. — General throughout the year and extremel}'- abundant 

 on all green herbage and plants such as jute, maize, etc. Some- 

 times sucks forming grain. 



Purulia. xi-06. 



Jorhat. v-07. 



Balaghat. iii-07. 



Dacca, io-i-06. 



Munshigan j . 1 7- 1-06 . 



Sitamarhi. i5-i-05. 



Nilgiris. 7,000 feet. v-04. 



Chapra. x-04. 



The Fauna records it over a wide area from Kashmir to Bombay 

 and Burma, Malay Peninsula, China, Japan; a tropical and sub- 

 tropical species. 



45. Eurydema pulchrum, Westw. 



Pusa. 3-iv-o5 — i2-iv-o6 — 27-iii-o6 — 18-V-06. 

 Khasis. 



In the Fauna, is given as a sub-tropical species. Possibly an 

 immigrant from sub-tropical Himalayas. 



46. Bagrada picta, Fabr. 



Pusa. — In all years, very common on ripening mustard, rape 

 and allied crops in February, March, as on cabbage and similar 

 CrucifercE. 



The Fauna gives Hardwar, Tirhut^ Calcutta, Manipur, Bombay, 

 Ceylon. 



It is common in the Konkan, the Deccan, Central Provinces, 

 United Provinces, and a small form is common at lycbong. Essen- 

 tially a " cold weather species," not possibly from climatic causes 

 so much as that its food plants enable it to breed then. 



47. Placosternum taurus, Fabr. 



Pusa. i-vii-05. 



Mussoorie. viii-o6. 



Yercaud. 



The Fauna records it as a hill species from Sikhim, N. Khasis, 

 Cochin and Burma. It is rare in Pusa and may have been a chance 

 immigrant, as it is a very conspicuous form. 



48. Catacanthus incarnatus, Dru. 



Pusa. 9-vi-05 — i-v-o8, 



Mahim. 22-ii-04. 



Khasis. 



Poona. i9rvi-05. 



Kanara. viii-07. 



