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These insects are also seldom taken by birds Considering how 

 common they are. 



Chilomenes sex-maculata was found in Dicrurus ater, and Phyl- 

 loscopus fuscatus ; Coccinella septem-punctata in Siphia albicilia , 

 Merops viridis, and Coccystes jacobinus ; Thea cincta in Sophia 

 albicilia ; Scymnus nubilans and Clanis soror in Mgithina tiphia. 



Bostrychidce. Those beetles are undoubtedly injurious, doing 

 some damage by boring into timber and wood. 



Dinoderus minutus and Sinoxylon anale were seen to be taken 

 by Merops philippinus and are also probably taken by M. viridis. 



Malacodermidce. The Glow-worms are probably predaceous 

 as well as vegetable feeders, and have been classed neutral. 

 Glow-worms are said to be eaten by Merula simillimana, Fire- 

 flies by Sypheotis aurita ; Hapalochrus fasciatus was found in a 

 Francolinus vulgaris, Prionocerus bicolor in Oreocincla dauna. 



Elateridce. The Click beetles, though serious pests to various 

 crops elsewhere, have never yet been recorded as such from India. 

 They are regarded as neutral for India. They occurred in most 

 numbers in Sitta castaneiventris, and were also taken by Corvus 

 splendens, Crateropus canorus, Phylloscopus tristis, Ruticilla rufi- 

 ventris, Dicrurus ater, common Wagtails, Calandrella dukJiunen&is 

 Upupa indica, Liopicus mahrattensis, lyngipicus hardwickei, 

 Hierococcyx varius, Francolinus vulgaris, Turnix tanki, Gallinago 

 c&lestis, and the larvae occurred in numbers in one or two 

 stomachs of Sarcogrammus indicus. 



Heteroderes sp. was taken by Dicrurus ater and Motacilla 

 beema ; Drasterius spp. by Anthus maculatus, and lyngipicus 

 hardwickei. 



Buprestidce. These wood-borers are several of them pesis 

 to forestry and agriculture and the whole family is to be re- 

 garded as injurious. 



Eupodotis edwardsi is said to eat Buprestids, and the larvae 

 have been found in two small wood-peckers lyngipicus hardwicxei 



