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Heliothis (Chloridea) assulta, Guen. 



S. I. I., p. 374, f. 236 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 270 

 (tab), 271. 

 Widely distributed in India (except extreme North) and Burma. 

 A minor (occasional major) pest of tobacco, the larvae eating holes in the 

 leaves. We have specimens reared on tobacco at Pusa, Nadiad (Bombay), 

 Anand, Madras, and Amarapur (Burma). It has also been reared at 

 Pusa from larvse on tur pods, Physalis minima, and on a wild PJiysalis. 



In Ceylon also the larva attacks Physalis peruviana and is found Mr. Senior-White. 

 inside the calyx. .-.j-tti,- -v^s^ 



In the case of tobacco, the larvse are fairly easily found and hand- Mr. Fletcher, 

 picked. 



Adisura atkinsoni, Moore. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 173-174, f. 113, Cat. IV, 120, f. 39 ; Proc 

 Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 54, 56. 

 Has been reared at Pusa from larva on Blumea sp. and at Coimbatore 

 in January and February from larvse boring lab lab pods, on red gram > 



{Cajanus .ndicvs) and on field beans. 



A sporadic local pest of pulses. The pupal period is a long one and 

 cultural methods at this time offer the best chance of checking it. 



Euxoa spinifera, Hb. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 182 [biconica], Cat. IV, 177-179, f. 60 ; Lefroy, 



Ent. Mem. I, 253-257, t. 14, f. 10 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 



pp. 203, 273. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, the larva usually 



feeding at roots of grasses, especially diibh grass. It was also reared at 



Pusa in February 1915 from a larva found on leaves of sweet potato 



and has been sent in from Gujrat (Punjab) as attacking young cotton 



plants. Usually a very minor pest, it occurs sporadically in enormous 



numbers at roots of grass. 



Euxoa segetum, Schiff. 



S. I. I., p. 375, f. 237 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 29, 



208, 280,- 284. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, more commonly in 



the Hill Districts, in which it is a major pest of garden crops. We have 



examples from Mysore reared from larvse destroying coffee seedlings in 



the Coffee Districts, from Ootacamund reared from larvse injuring garden 



