54 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Celama squaUda, Stdgr. 



Hmpsn., Cat. IL 24-25 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 71. 



Reared at Pusa in December 1914 from larvse found on pods of sann 



hemp (Crotalaria juncea), but only found in small numbers. It has also 



been reared at Pusa from fallen fruits of Ficus glomerata and from larvae 



on flowers of Bombax malabaricim. We also have it from Peshawar. 



Diacrisia nigrifrons,W\]s.. (?) 

 Hmpsn., F. I. II., 12, Cat. Ill, 263. 

 Reared in January 1908 at Poona on cotton. 

 Not known to be a pest. 



Diacrisia obliqua, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 7, Cat. Ill, 289-291 ; I. I. L., pp. 437-438, 

 t. 35 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 47, 51, 54, 58, 61, 

 64,65,83,86,89,91,95, 101, 126, 127, 129, 132, 237, 263, 

 270,274,283,291,294,295. 

 A common and destructive pest in most parts of India with the excep- 

 tion of North-Western India. Our specimens are from the following 

 localities and foodplants : — 



Poona ..... Chrysanthemum, mulberry, groundnut and 

 Sesamum indicum. 



Central Provinces . . . Sesamum indicum and castor. 



United Provinces . . . Sesamum indicum (not common). 



Saharanpur .... Sunflower. 



Pusa ..... Groundnut, cauUflower, cabbage, lettuce, 



mangold wurzel, lucerne, jute, bean, 

 Phaseolus radiatvs, cotton, Abutilon 

 indicum, tobacco, turmeric, sunflower, 

 Jerusalem artichoke, mustard, sweet 

 potato, soybean and castor. 



Shillong. 



DarjiUng. 



Bhagalpur .... Phaseolus radiatus. 



Nadia District .... Jute. 



Control : — Hand-picking of larvae in early stages when clustered. 



Mr, Ramakrishna In Madras it is found on sweet-potato, Lantana and a number of hill 



Ayyar. plants. 



Mr. Kunhi Kancan. In Mysore it is very serious on castor, ragi, etc. It occurs there in the 

 cold weather from October to January, but is not a regular visitor. We 

 control it by hand-picking the caterpillars in the early stages when they 

 are feeding gregariously on leaves. 



