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  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  entotlfological 
  meeting 
  27 
  

  

  Orthoptera. 
  

   Grasslioppers 
  caught 
  at 
  poison 
  baits 
  en 
  the 
  grounds 
  of 
  the 
  Forest 
  

   College, 
  Coimbatore, 
  included 
  the 
  following 
  species 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  1. 
  Orthacris 
  (icuticefs, 
  Bol. 
  A 
  troublesome 
  pest 
  of 
  gardens. 
  

  

  2. 
  Acrida 
  brevicolUs. 
  

  

  3. 
  Aiolopus 
  affinis, 
  Bol. 
  

  

  4. 
  Acrotylus 
  humhertiana. 
  

  

  5. 
  Catantops 
  indicus. 
  A 
  fair 
  number 
  of 
  these. 
  

  

  6. 
  Chrotogomts 
  saussurei. 
  A 
  very 
  common 
  pest. 
  

  

  7. 
  Cyrtacantliacris 
  rmiacea. 
  

  

  At 
  Gobichettypalayam, 
  Coimbatore 
  district, 
  the 
  following 
  were 
  

   damaging 
  paddy 
  nurseries 
  in 
  1915 
  (?) 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  1. 
  Gastrimargus 
  marmoratus. 
  

  

  2. 
  AtradomorpJia 
  crenulata. 
  

  

  3. 
  Acrotylus 
  huinhertiana. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  outbreaks 
  of 
  grasshoppers 
  have 
  occurred 
  in 
  the 
  Southern 
  

   districts 
  of 
  the 
  Presidency, 
  October-November 
  : 
  

  

  At 
  Tinnevelly 
  : 
  On 
  Cumbu 
  {Pennisetimi 
  typhoideum) 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  1. 
  Acrotylus 
  Jmmbertiana, 
  Sauss. 
  

  

  2. 
  Aiolopus 
  afp.nis, 
  Bolivar. 
  Aiolopus 
  tamulus 
  ; 
  Madura. 
  

   At 
  Ramnad, 
  on 
  cotton 
  in 
  March 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  1. 
  Catantops 
  annexus, 
  Bolivar. 
  

   On 
  Ragi, 
  etc., 
  in 
  October 
  : 
  — 
  

   1. 
  Chiefly 
  Oedaleus 
  abru/ptus, 
  Th. 
  

  

  Commonest 
  in 
  the 
  South. 
  ^ 
  

  

  Chrotogonus. 
  C. 
  saussurei, 
  Bolivar. 
  

   In 
  the 
  Circars 
  : 
  C. 
  robertsi, 
  Kirby. 
  

   I 
  find 
  a 
  Psychid 
  on 
  gold 
  mohur 
  trees 
  {Poinciana 
  regia) 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  Mr. 
  p. 
  c. 
  Sen. 
  

   bad 
  at 
  Dacca. 
  

  

  Saluria 
  inficita 
  was 
  found 
  last 
  year 
  as 
  a 
  pest 
  on 
  dry 
  land 
  paddy 
  Mr. 
  Subramaniam. 
  

   in 
  Mysore. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  found 
  to 
  attack 
  Ragi 
  at 
  all. 
  The 
  attack 
  is 
  similar 
  

   to 
  its 
  attack 
  on 
  Ragi 
  in 
  Madras. 
  

  

  We 
  have 
  also 
  recently 
  had 
  a 
  case 
  of 
  Elaterid 
  larvae 
  attacking 
  paddy 
  Mr. 
  Ballard. 
  

   but 
  the 
  specimens 
  could 
  not 
  be 
  reared. 
  

  

  Elatend 
  larvee 
  were 
  found 
  damaging 
  cereals 
  at 
  Pusa 
  in 
  December 
  Mr. 
  Fletcher, 
  

   last. 
  

  

  Did 
  these 
  larvse 
  attack 
  high-land 
  paddy 
  in 
  Madras 
  ? 
  Mr. 
  Ghosh. 
  

  

  No 
  ; 
  delta 
  paddy. 
  The 
  larvse 
  were 
  under 
  the 
  mud. 
  Mr. 
  Ballard. 
  

  

  Have 
  you 
  found 
  any 
  parasite 
  of 
  Pem'pheres 
  ? 
  Mr. 
  Misra. 
  

  

  