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Plusia nigrisigna, Wlk. 



Hmpsn., F. I., II, 570, Cat. XIII, 536-537 [Phytometra] ; Proc. 

 Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 49, 271. 

 Occurs throughout India and is a sporadic minor pest, chiefly of 

 gram. We have examples from : — 



Peshawar . 

 Lyallpur . 

 Cawnpur . 

 Kaira (Bombay) 

 Pusa 



Bcntj m . 



Gram, lorin (rape ; Brassica campestr 



Gram. 



Lettuce. 



Gram, mint, tobacco, pea, lucerne. 



Phsia peponis, Fb. 



S. I. I., p. 394, f. 261 ; Hmpsn., Cat. XIII, 573-574 [Ph/lo- 



metra] ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 50, 303, 307. 

 Plusia agramma, Guen. ; Hmpsn., F. I., II, 574 ; I. I. L. 

 p. 452, t. 37, f. 11. 

 Occurs throughout India, Ceylon and the Andamans and is a minor 

 pest of gourds. We have it from Pusa on bottle gourd and from Pusa 

 and Coimbatore on snake gourd. 



Plvsia orichalcea, Fb. 



S. I. I., pp. 393-394, f. 260 ; Hmpsn., Cat. XIII, 580-581 



\Phylo7ne(ra] ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 47. 59, 63, 



80, 89, 95, 280, 282, 283. 285, 298. 



Occurs throughout India and Ceylon ; apparently not recorded from 



Burma, although it occurs in Assam and probably in Burma also. The 



larva is polyphagous and is a minor pest of garden crops especially. 



Our examples are from : — 



