78 THE AGRICULTURAL PESTS OF INDIA. 



They belong to the genus Lycosa of Latreille. They are 

 characterized by having the eyes arranged in an elongated 

 quadrilateral form. There are several species. See 

 Araneidie. M. T. 



M 



Maggot. Mr. (Sir) H. B. Loch mentions (p. 183) that 

 in all the Chinese prisons a small maggot lodges a few 

 inches under the surface, and is a scourge of the prisoners. 

 Maggot, grub, and caterpillar are popular terms applied 

 to the larva? of certain insects. 



Makora, in the vernacular of Hindustan, a generic 

 term for four kinds of larvre of longicorn beetles, depred- 

 ators on the Shorea robusta and the pine. 



Mamestra papaverorum attacks the growing poppy in 

 February arid March. They become entrapped in the 

 maturing capsules. E. T. 



Mammals. The bear, boar, elephant, galeopithecus, 

 hyaena, jackal, porcupine, pteropus or flying fox, cynopterus, 

 shrew, and wolf, all inflict injury on man and his products. 

 In 1882-83, in British India, the numbers of persons 

 killed by wild beasts and snakes were 22,905, and of 

 cattle so killed 47,478, as under : 



Persons. Cattle. 



By Elephants, ... 63 36 



Tigers, ... 985 16.563 



Leopards, ... 217 19,064 



Bears, .... 119 315 



Wolves, ... 287 6,704 



Hyaenas, ... 28 1,181 



Others, . . . 1,139 1,971 



Snakes, . , . 20,067 1,644 



