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Emmalocera defressella, Swinh. 



PoUjocha defressella ; Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 63, B. J. XXI, 1251. 

 Polyocha saccharcUa, Ddgn., B. J. XVI, 405 ; I. I. L., p. 512, 



t. 47 ff. 7, 12, 19. 

 Papua defressella ; Entl. Note 70 ; Free. Second Entl. Meeting, 



pp. 141, 145, 182. 

 Emmalocera defressella, Hmpsn., P. Z. S., 1918, 128. 

 Widely distributed in Northern India. We have specimens from 

 Fusa, Saran, Tharsa. Jehanabad (Bengal), Cawnpux, and Lyallpur, 

 in all cases bred from borers in sugarcane roots ; from Lyallpur also in 

 Sorghum and maize. 



A very minor pest of sugarcane as a rule, chiefly found in roots of 

 ratoon cane. Occasionally, as at Fusa in 1916 and subsequent years, 

 boring into new shoots of young cane and doing considerable damage. 



Heterografhis bengalella, Kag. 



Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 70, B. J. XII, 313 ; Froc. Second Entl. 

 Meeting, p. 257. 

 Recorded from Bhutan and Calcutta. 



The larva tunnels into fruits of Custard Apple {Anona squamosa) 

 and occurs at Fusa about September-October, but is not common as a 

 rule and can scarcely be called a pest. 



At Dacca it is a pest of custard-apple and bullock's-heart. Mr. P. C. 



Euzofhera ferticella, Eag. 

 S. 1. 1., p. 428, t. 30, ff. 1-4 ; Froc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 289, 290. 



Occurs commonly throughout the Flains of India and Ceylon. We Mr. Fletcher, 

 have examples from Fusa, Fenukonda (Anantapur District), Bellary, 

 Coimbatore, Dharwar, Foona, Surat, Baroda and Peshawar, all bred 

 from larvae boring stems of brinjal ; also from Fusa and Coimbatore, 

 boring in stems of Chilli plants ; and it has also been found boring 

 potato- tubers at Coimbatore and Pianclii, in stems of a wild Physalis 

 at Fusa, and in tomato at Surat. 



A common pest of brinjal, often doing serious damage. 



Destruction of afiected plants or attacked portions, easily recognizable 

 by the wilted appearance caused by the larva boring inside, is the only 

 remedy. 



