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Mr. Kunhi Eannan. 

 Mr. Fletcher. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



minor pest but does not seem to have been noticed since then, so is prob- 

 ably only sporadic. In Mysore the larva has also been found in cotton 

 buds, but there also it is sporadic, although considerable damage was 

 done one year in a small area. 



In Mysore it is doing damage but not over a large area. 



Dr. Gough, have you found any Cecidomyiad attacking cotton buds 

 in Egypt ? 



No, we have never noticed any in Egypt. 



(Cholatn Cecidomyiad.) 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 183, (1917). 

 This is an imidentified Cecidomyiad which has been found attacking 

 tholam at Coimbatore and Udumalpet in Madras. The egg is thrust 

 in under the glumes when the seeds are about half- ripe and the larva 

 bores in the seeds of plants in the field. Damage may be considerable. 

 It has also been noticed in Mysore, where the damage done was consider- 

 able in one year. 



{Juar Cecidomyiad.) 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 183, (1917). 



This Cecidomyiad was found attacking juar at Poona in December 

 1916. The larva destroys the ovary of the flower of Andropogon sorghum, 

 pupating inside, so that no grain is developed. This fly is extensively 

 parasitized by a Chalcidid. 



Have you found this Cecidomyiad again, Mr. Ramrao ? 



It was not found this year although I made several searches for it. 



Most of these Cecidomyiads seem rather erratic in their occurrence. 



(Cumbu Cecidomyiad.) 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 188, (1917). 

 This species has been found at Coimbatore and Mettupalaiyam, 

 where the larva bores in seeds of cumbu {Pennisetum typhoideum) plants 

 in the field, the eggs being laid at night. During the day the flies hide 

 away among the sheathing leaves at ground-level. The damage may be 

 very considerable. 



(Mango-leaf Cecidomyiad.) 

 At Pusa we have a Cecidomyiad which makes numerous globular 

 galls on mango-leaves. It is as yet unidentified although specimens were 

 sent to Dr. Felt three years ago. We do not look on it as a pest, but 

 last year I had a letter from the Government Entomologist in Mauritius, 

 saying that this insect had been introduced with mango plants imported 



