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Pl/rausta bambucivora, Mo. 

 Hmpsn., F. I., IV, 442. 

 Recorded from the Khasis, Jubbulpur and Ceylon. The larva " lives 

 in rolled-up leaves of bamboo " (Hampson). 

 Not known to be a pest. 



[ ( Undetermined Pyral id . ) 

 There is another Pyralid which is very bad on cultivated chrysan- 

 themums in the Madura district. 

 Possibly it is Hapalia ferrugalis.] 



Pterophorid.^. 

 DiacrotricJia fasciola, Z. 

 Pusa. — Larva, AverrJioa carambola. Bores into flowers and destroys 

 them. 



Galle. — Larva, AverrJioa bilimbi. Bores into flowers and destroys 

 them. 



Sphenarches caffer, Z. 



S. L I., pp. 44.3-444, f. 320 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 44, 

 56, 306 (tab.). 

 Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon as a minor pest of cucur- 

 bits and pulses. The larva is polyphagous and feeds on various wild 

 plants, e.g., Biojyhytum sensilivum. The Pusa Collection contains 

 examples from the following localities and foodplants : — ■ 



. Labial [also on bottle-gourd]. 



White gourd. 



Kaddu (bottle gourd) leaves, Cajanus 

 indiciis pods, Hibiscris mnlahilis petals. 

 . Luffii buds. 



Kaddu. 

 . Kaddu. 



Coimbatore 

 Surat 



Allahabad 

 Cawnpur . 

 Lyallpur . 



Has also been reared at Galle fi'om larvae on flowers of Averrhoa 

 bilimbi. 



At Matale I have reared it fi'om larvse on young shoots of cacao and 

 on cultivated Geranium flowers. 



lus laducce, Fletcher MS. 

 Reared in small numbers on lettuce at Dehra Dun by Mr. Ollenbach 

 in October 1906. 



