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Lcmifrosema indicata, Fb. 



S. I. I., pp. 433-434; f. 309 [Nacoleia] ; Proc. Second Entl. 

 Meeting, pp. 51, 57, 207 [Nacoleia]. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon as a minor pest of various ] 

 pulses, etc. We have it from Saidapet on horse-gram leaves, from 

 Nagpur on Chrysanthemum leaves, and from Pusa on vrid leaves, bean 

 leaves, soy-bean, 7noth leaves, lucerne (rolling top-leaves), groundnut 

 (pupa on leaf), snake-gourd, sann-hemp, Justicia, and Florida Beggar- 

 weed (rolling leaves). 



Lamprosema diemenalis, Guen. 

 S. I. I., f. 310. 



Occurs probably throughout the Plains of Central and Southern 

 India, in Burma and Ceylon. It has been reared at Pusa from larvae 

 rolHng Florida Beggar-weed, arhar and itrid leaves, on soy-bean leaves 

 and on " chimri," but is not known as a pest. 



Sylepta derogata Fb. 



S. I. I., pp. 434-435, t. 35 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 100, 

 123, 125, 130. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon as a minor pest (some- 

 times serious) of cotton and other Malracece. We have examples from 

 practically all districts, bred from cotton and bhindi, and it has also 

 been reared at Pusa on hollyhock, Sida sp., Hibiscvs parviformis, Ahiitilon 

 indicvm, CorcJwnis leaves, TJrina lohata and jatadhari {Celosia cristata). 

 The larvae roll the leaves and may be hand-picked. 



Whenever cotton is introduced into Travancore, it is badly attacked Mr. Pillay. 

 by Sylepta. 



At Dacca it was very bad ^n cotton last year. Hand-picking was Mr. P. C. Sen. 

 done and this kept the pest in great check. It is foimd on bhindi also. 



In Cawnpur it is bad, so much so that we cannot experiment with Mr. David. 

 American cottons. Even netted plants do not escape injury. 



It is bad in Bombay too, but in Khaudesh it is controlled by para- Mr. Jhaveri. 

 sites. 



It is fairly easily controlled by picking off the rolled leaves or even Mr. Fletcher, 

 by squashing the larvse inside the rolled leaves. 



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