Mr. Ramakrishna 

 Ayyar. 



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PROCEEDIXG: 



THIRD EXTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



PhtJiorimtea blapsigona, Meyr. 

 Meyr., Exot. Micr. I, 569 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 288. 

 Has been reared at Coimbatore, Saidapet and Nagpur from larvae 

 boring and feeding in flower-buds of brinjal. Probably widely distributed 

 in the Plains as a minor pest of brinjal. 



Five per cent, of brinjal buds are attacked by this insect. 



PhthorwiCEci operculella, Z. 



S. 1. 1, p. 455, t. 44 ; Entl. Note 77 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting. 

 pp. 286, 288. 

 Mr. Fletcher. Introduced with potatoes into Bombay, this moth has spread until 



it is now found in 2)ractically all parts of India. It is a serious pest 



of stored potatoes and the larvae were found at Dharwar mining leaves 



of brinjal. It is likely to be found as a leaf-miner in tobacco plants. 

 Dr. Gough. In Egypt it was introduced by the mihtary authorities, but with us 



it remained restricted to the plants in the field. We store no potatoes 



in summer, so it died out again. 

 Mr. Ramrao. We find it attacking the crop whilst it is still standing in the field. 



The larvae work as leaf-miners to begin with and later on attack the 



tubers. 

 Mr. Kunhi Kannan. It is very rare in the tubers in Mysore. 

 Mr. Ramrao. When there is a break in the monsoon, the soil cracks and the larvae 



get down into the cracks and attack the tubers. 



(See also page 76-3.) 



Phthorimcea ergasima, Meyr. 

 Meyr. Exot. Micr. I. 568-569 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 288. 

 Kr FletcCer. The larvae mme brinjal leaves at Pusa in February and March. 



Probably widely distributed in the Plains as a minor pest. 



Stoinopleryx nerferia, Meyr. 



S. I. I. pp. 457-458 f. 333 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 43, 47. 1>2. 

 [Aprocerema. ] 



Widely distributed in most parts of the Plains of India but apparently 

 not known in Bombay. Well known in Madras, under the name Surul- 

 piichi, as a serious pest of groundnut ; also occurs on Cajamts indicus^ 



