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  OF 
  THE 
  FOURTH 
  ENTOMOLOGICAL 
  MEETING 
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  pupge 
  too 
  varies. 
  The 
  pupae 
  of 
  the 
  green 
  larvae 
  are 
  green 
  with 
  the 
  head, 
  

   thorax 
  and 
  wing 
  regions 
  brownish 
  yellow. 
  Other 
  pupae 
  are 
  pale 
  brownish 
  

   yellow 
  turning 
  in 
  the 
  end 
  grey 
  brown 
  with 
  the 
  wing 
  regions 
  black. 
  

  

  The 
  moths 
  too 
  are 
  variable 
  in 
  colour. 
  Some 
  are 
  grey 
  or 
  yellowish 
  

   with 
  longitudinal 
  dark 
  marking 
  along 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  forewing. 
  

   Others 
  have 
  the 
  entire 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  forewing 
  covered 
  with 
  blackish 
  

   patches. 
  

  

  Ephysteris 
  cherscea, 
  Meyr. 
  (C. 
  S. 
  2046). 
  

  

  (Plate 
  XXIII, 
  fig. 
  2.) 
  

  

  Food 
  plants 
  Rice 
  {Oryza 
  sativa), 
  Pusa. 
  

  

  China 
  {Panicum 
  miliacenm), 
  Pusa. 
  

   Juar 
  {Andropogon 
  sorghum) 
  stubbles, 
  Coimba-^ 
  

   tore. 
  

   The 
  caterpillars 
  occurred 
  at 
  Pusa 
  in 
  small 
  numbers. 
  They 
  were 
  

   boring 
  China 
  stems 
  in 
  June 
  and 
  rice 
  stems 
  in 
  July. 
  At 
  Coimbatore 
  

   they 
  were 
  reared 
  from 
  juar 
  stubbles. 
  Moths 
  were 
  collected 
  by 
  Mr. 
  T. 
  

   Bainbrigge 
  Fletcher 
  at 
  Abbottabad 
  in 
  June 
  and 
  they 
  were 
  also 
  collected 
  

   at 
  Purnea. 
  This 
  insect 
  has 
  not 
  yet 
  been 
  observed 
  to 
  occur 
  in 
  sufficiently 
  

   large 
  numbers 
  to 
  justify 
  its 
  inclusion 
  in 
  the 
  list 
  of 
  pests. 
  

  

  The 
  full-grown 
  larva 
  is 
  about 
  6 
  mm. 
  long 
  and 
  cylindrical 
  in 
  shape. 
  

   The 
  head 
  is 
  reddish 
  brown. 
  The 
  prothorax 
  has 
  a 
  blackish 
  shield 
  divided 
  

   longitudinally 
  in 
  the 
  middle. 
  The 
  general 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  is 
  pale 
  

   yellow 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  dark 
  grey 
  band 
  on 
  each 
  segment. 
  Five 
  pairs 
  of 
  

   equally 
  developed 
  prolegs 
  are 
  present. 
  

  

  The 
  pupa 
  is 
  about 
  4 
  mm. 
  long, 
  cylindrical 
  in 
  shape 
  and 
  tapering 
  

   hindwards. 
  The 
  hind 
  end 
  is 
  rounded 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  few 
  short 
  thin 
  circinate 
  

   hairs 
  at 
  its 
  dorsal 
  part. 
  The 
  colour 
  is 
  yellow 
  brown. 
  In 
  one 
  case 
  

   the 
  larva 
  left 
  the 
  stem 
  and 
  pupated 
  underground. 
  

  

  Oryctes 
  rhinoceros. 
  

   This 
  beetle 
  lays 
  eggs 
  in 
  rotting 
  masses 
  of 
  leaves, 
  straw 
  or 
  grass, 
  

   rotting 
  stems 
  of 
  coconut 
  and 
  other 
  palms, 
  moist 
  rotting 
  wood 
  or 
  sawdust 
  

   and 
  in 
  manure 
  pits. 
  The 
  grubs 
  feed 
  on 
  the 
  decomposing 
  vegetaMe 
  

   matter. 
  The 
  adult 
  beetles 
  however 
  fly 
  at 
  night 
  and 
  bore 
  into 
  soft 
  

   crowns 
  of 
  Coconut, 
  Date, 
  Toddy 
  and 
  other 
  palms 
  (except, 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  

   known. 
  Betel 
  Nut 
  palms). 
  As 
  they 
  occur 
  in 
  large 
  numbers 
  they 
  bring 
  

   about 
  the 
  death 
  of 
  many 
  trees, 
  thus 
  constituting 
  a 
  serious 
  pest 
  especially 
  

   of 
  coconut 
  palms. 
  They 
  are 
  also 
  known 
  to 
  bore 
  American 
  Aloes 
  an^ 
  

  

  