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to occur sporadically in large numbers and to do damage when they 

 feed on leaves. 



Manatha scotopepla, Hmpsn. 

 Hmpsn., B. J., XX, 96. 

 Has been recorded from Cachar, the larva on tea in a case covered 

 with scales of bark. 



{Psychid — on Palms.) 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 263. 



We have specimens of an unnamed Psychid reared from larvae sent 



in June 1910, as destructive to palms in Calcutta. Larvae were also 



noticed as destructive to ornamental palms in Calcutta in September 



1916. 



In the case of 'small ornamental plants, the larval cases are easily 

 seen and picked off. In the case of large trees, spraying with a stomach- 

 poison, such as Lead Arsenate, may be done. 



(Psychid — on Orange.) 



A second unnamed Psychid was reared at Pusa in April 1913 from 

 larvae feeding on orange twigs. Scarcely a pest as a rule. 



{Psychid — on Rose.) 

 Sent in by Superintendent of the Gardens, Fyzabad, as feeding on 

 rose in 1918. 



[( Undetermined Psychids.) 

 We get two more Psychids, one on Achras sapota and the other on Mi. Ramakrishna 

 castor. The former is very bad but the latter appears only sporadically.] Ayyar. 



Hetenma magnifica, Butl. 



Hmpsn., F. I., I, 261 ; B. J. XVIII, 431 tab.; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, pp. 19-20. 

 A sporadic pest of tea in the Duars and 'Assam. Infested patches of Mr. Fletcher, 

 bushes may be isolated by means of lines of fresh wood-ashes, which 

 the larvae will not cross ; but of course in wet weather this method is 

 ineffective. 



