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Spodoptera abijssinia, Gn. 



Hmpsn., F. I, II, 259-260 [ciliuml Cat. VlII, 254-255, f. 64 ; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 163. 

 Larvse were found attacking paddy at Coimbatore in August 1916- 

 The Pusa collection contains moths from Peshawar, Pusa and Coimba- 

 tore, and the species occurs throughout Peninsular Ind'a. Ha? also 

 been reared on Cypenis rolundus leaves at Pusa. 



Spodoptera mauritia, Boisd. 



S. I. I, p. 378, t. 20 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 153, 

 179, 194, 199, 203. 

 Widely distributed throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, the larva 

 feeding on various Gramineae and often a serious pest, especially of 

 seedling rice-plants. The following Iccalit'es and food-plants will indi- 

 cate its range in India : — 



Ootacamund .... Barley (doing damage). 



Western Ghats near Belgaum . Sugarcane (occasionally). 



Nagpur Rice, jvar. 



C'hliindwara, Central Provinces . Rice. 



Betul ..... Kodon, Kuiki and Smcan (small millets). 



Jabbalpur .... Rice, grasses, and Kodon (millet). 



Pusa Rice, grass, sugarcane, wheat seedlings, 



wheat leaves, cowpea leaves, Pa^palum 



scrobictilalvm leaves. 



Shantipur (Bengal) . . . Rice. 



Daltonganj .... Rice, maize. 



Darjiling .... 



Chittagong .... Aman paddj-. 



Shillong 



Pegu . . . . . 



In addition to the control methods indicated in South Indian Insects 

 ploughing should, if possible, be done immediately after any outbreak 

 of larvae, to destroy the pupae. Trenches may also be provided with 

 pots of oil and water sunk level with the floor of the trench. 



Spodojitera mauritia is a very serious pest in Travancore, where it Mr. Pilla". 

 occurs annually, but it is only in some years that it is very bad. Treat- 

 ing the fields with kerosine oil, when the caterpillar is in its early stage, 

 has been found useful as a means of control. We pour kerosine on to 

 the water at the rate of four bottles to an acre. Andralhts spinidens 

 has been found predaceous on these caterpillars. 



In Ceylon it is bad in rice-fiekls when the crop is half-grown. jir. Senior-White. 



We have caught the moths in the Andies-Maire trap. Mr. Misra. 



