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PEOCEEDIXGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAI, MEETING 



Meranoplns bicolor, Guer. 

 F. I., Hym. II., 168-169, f. 66. 

 Occurs throughout the Plains of India (except in hot, dry districts)^ 

 Burma and Ceylon. 



, In the Pusa collection we have specimens from Pusa, Bihar ; Tran- 

 quebar, Madras ; Minbu, Lower Burma ; Ranchi (Kankey Farm). 



At Padu Farm, in Burma, this ant was noted as biting holes in leaves of 

 Cajamis indiais. Otherwise, we do aot know it as a pest. 



Solenopsis geminata, Fb. 

 F. I., Hyml II., 158-159, f. 64. 



Occurs throughout the Plaihs of India, Burma and Ceylon. We 

 have specimens from Calcutta, Chakradharpur, Madura, Coimbatore^ 

 Mandalay and Tatkon. 



At Calcutta the workers have been found destroying brinjal seed- 

 lings, and at Mandalay, biting holes into the leaves of Cajamis indicus. 



We have tried with success the banding of plants with a rag and tar 

 just- at the collar. 



Can you do this in the case of young plants, such as brinjal seedlings, 

 for instance ? 



Yes. 



Cremastogaster hodgsoni, Forel. 

 F. I., Hym. II., 131-132. 



At Pusa this is a distinct pest on Citrus trees by protecting Icerya. 

 cegypiiaca and other Rh^-nchota. In the " Fauna " volume it is only 

 recorded from Burma but our specimens appear to be hodgsoni. 



Mynnicaria bninnea, Saunders. 



F. I., Hym. II., 118-119, f. 55. 



Occurs almost everywhere in the Plains of India, Burma and Ceylon „ 



except in dry areas. We have males from Chapra and Peradeniya, 



and workers from Belgaum, Trichinopoly, Tanjore, Sidapur (Coorg) 



and Pegu. 



At Bangalore this ant was found attacking garden plants of Arclotis. 

 grandis and doing some damage by biting the leaves. 



