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  TEOCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  FOURTH 
  ENTOMOLOGICAL 
  MEETING 
  

  

  particularly 
  from 
  August 
  to 
  October. 
  The 
  holes 
  made 
  by 
  them 
  upon 
  

   the 
  cocomit 
  palms 
  are 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  mostly 
  deserted 
  in 
  November 
  (whole 
  

   Port. 
  India, 
  specially 
  Veehas 
  Conquistas). 
  

  

  2. 
  Ptinidce. 
  

  

  Lasioderma 
  serricorne 
  has 
  been 
  found 
  in 
  cigars 
  imported 
  from 
  Manila. 
  

   It 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  observed 
  on 
  leaf 
  tobacco 
  imported 
  from 
  British 
  India. 
  

  

  3. 
  Meloidce. 
  

  

  Meloid 
  bettles 
  of 
  several 
  species 
  were 
  found 
  in 
  August 
  1920 
  feeding 
  

   on 
  pollen 
  of 
  rice 
  and 
  riceland 
  grasses. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  pest 
  of 
  minor 
  importance. 
  

   (Salcete). 
  

  

  4. 
  Curculionidce. 
  

  

  Fhynchophorus 
  ferrugrnevs, 
  Fb., 
  has 
  been 
  recorded 
  as 
  a 
  widespread 
  

   pest 
  of 
  coconuts. 
  (Salcete, 
  Ichas). 
  

  

  Cryptorrhjncliusmangiferce, 
  Fb., 
  is 
  common 
  on 
  the 
  late 
  varieties 
  of 
  

   mango, 
  particularly 
  the 
  Fernandina 
  variety. 
  (Veehas 
  Conquistas). 
  

  

  Calandra 
  oryzce, 
  Linn., 
  is 
  a 
  serious 
  pest 
  of 
  stored 
  rice. 
  (Whole 
  Port. 
  

   India). 
  

  

  5. 
  Cerambycidce. 
  

  

  Batocera 
  rubus 
  does 
  considerable 
  damage 
  to 
  mango 
  tree 
  trunks. 
  

  

  6. 
  ScolytidcB. 
  

   A 
  shot-hole 
  borer 
  of 
  coconuts 
  is 
  found 
  to 
  do 
  considerable 
  damage. 
  

   On 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  importance 
  its 
  study 
  has 
  been 
  undertaken 
  and 
  its 
  

   lif 
  ehistory 
  will 
  be 
  worked 
  out. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  Scolytid 
  beetle 
  of 
  unknown 
  species. 
  

   (Salcete). 
  

  

  7. 
  Chrysomelidce. 
  

   Aulacopliora 
  beetles 
  are 
  common 
  on 
  all 
  kinds 
  of 
  cucurbits, 
  but 
  not 
  as 
  

   3k 
  serious 
  pest. 
  

  

  Hemiptera. 
  

  

  1. 
  Coreidce. 
  

  

  Leptocorisa 
  varicornis, 
  Fb., 
  is 
  a 
  rice 
  pest 
  of 
  similar 
  status. 
  

  

  These 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  of 
  the 
  insects 
  of 
  agricultural 
  importance 
  which 
  have 
  

   been 
  recorded 
  in 
  Portuguese 
  India. 
  No 
  mention 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  of 
  

   such 
  insects 
  as 
  have 
  been 
  merely 
  observed, 
  but 
  the 
  writers 
  have 
  had 
  no 
  

   opportunity 
  of 
  giving 
  more 
  attention 
  to. 
  Such 
  as 
  for 
  instance, 
  a 
  cocount 
  

   leafeating 
  caseworm 
  (possibly 
  Mahasena 
  sp), 
  a 
  mango 
  shootborer, 
  etc. 
  

  

  