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species Scarites indus was taken by Coracias indica ; S. seminigosus by 

 Inocotis papillosus ; Clivi)ia striata by Pseudotantaliis leucocephalus ; 

 MalcBHUs sp. by Dicrunis ater and Coracias indica; Plalymetopus (?) 

 erebiics by /. papillosus ; Chlmnius hamifer by Cyornis tickelli ; Ch. margi- 

 nifer by I. papillosus and P. leucocephalus ; Ch. circumdatus, Ch. 

 rugidosus, Ch. nigricans, Ch. chalcothorax, Pheropsophus cardoni, Ph. 

 catoirei and Ph. occipitalis by Inocotis papillosus. 



HaliplidcB. Haliplus angu.stifrons was taken by Nyroca ferruginea 

 and Podicipes albipennis. 



DytiscidcB. Dytiscids were taken by Macropteryx coromta, Mgialitis 

 dubia, Totanus glareola, T. stagnatilis, Gallinago ccelestis, Ibis melanoce- 

 phala, Inocotis papillosus, Platalea leucorodia, Ardeola grayi, Pseudo- 

 tantalus leucocephalus, Dissura episcopus and Podic'pes albipennis. 



Laccophilus anticatus was taken by T. glareola and P. albipennis ; 

 Cybister confusus by D. episcopus and P. leucocephalus ; Cybister tripunc- 

 tatus by Ibis ivdanocephala ; species of Ctjbister were also taken by P. 

 leucorodia and P. leucocephalus ; Hypophorus ater and Eretes sticticus 

 were taken by P. leucorodia and the larvae of Hydaticus and Cybister by 

 Ardeola grayi. 



StaphylinidcB. Posderus sp. was taken by Motacilla maderaspatensis 

 and other species by M. personata and Macropteryx coronata. 



SilphidcB. A Silphid grub was noticed in the stomach of Motacilla 

 melanope. 



CucujidcB. A specimen was noticed in Dissemurus paridis tis. 



Cryptophagidce. These beetles were taken by Hirundo mstica. 



Coccinellidw. Chilomenes sexmaculata was found in Aegithina tiphia 

 and Molpastes hcemorrhous ; Thea cincta in Sylvia affinis ; Scymnus sp. 

 hxPrinasocialis, Cotile sinensis and Macropteryx coronata. 



Dermestidw. A grub was identified from the stomach of Inocotis 

 papillosus. 



Btjrrhidw. A specimen had been taken by Liopicus mahrattensis. 



HydrojMlidce. Berosus decrescens was found in Motacilla melanope ; 

 Hydrophilus olivaceus in Ibis melanocephala, Inocotis papillosus, Platalea 

 leucorodia, Dissura episcopus; and other Hydrophilids were seen in 

 Totanus hypoleucus, T. stagnatilis, Pavoncilla pugnax and Podicipes 

 albipennis. 



Gantharidce. A firefly was found in the stomach of Herodius alba, 

 but it was most probably first eaten by a frog. 



CleridcB. Necrobia rufipes was found in Orthotomus sutorius. 



BuprestidcB. Buprestids had been taken by Dendrocitta rufa, Argya 

 -.aalcomi, Aegithina tiphia, Chloropsis jerdoni, Lanius nigriceps, Graucalus 



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