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Brachmia engrapta, Meyr. 

 Has been reared at Lahore from larvae on sweet potato. Not known 

 to be a pest. 



Brachmia effera, Meyr. 



Has been reared at Coimbatore from larvae on sweet potato leaves. 

 Not known to be a pest. 



Helcystogramma hibisci, Stt. 



Gelechia hibisci, Stainton, T. E. S. (n. s.) V 117 (1859). 

 Brachmia hibisci ; 1. 1. L. p. 533. 



Helcystogramma hibisci, Proc. Second Entl. Meeting pp. 123, 

 265. 

 Has been reared at Pusa from larvte on leaves of bhindi {Hibiscus 

 esndentus), at Nagpur on rose, and at Pollibetta (S. Coorg) the moths 

 were fonnd associated with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. We also have it from 

 Shillong. 

 Not a pest. 



Paras-pistes palpigera, Wlsm. 

 Originally described from S. Africa. 



We have it from Puttalam, Pollibetta, Coimbatore and Bhamo. 

 At Coimbatore it has been reared from pods of indigo. Cassia flora 

 and C. corymbosa. 



• Also on lablab at Coimbatore. Also at ManganaUnr, reared on 

 wild indigo. 



Dichomeris ianthes, Meyr. 



S. I. I. pp. 456-457, f. 332 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 

 pp. 61, 80 (tab), 207. 



Occurs throughout the Plains of Ceylon, Madras, Bombay and Bihar 

 —probably throughout India. We have examples reared on indigo 

 from Palur (S. Arcot), Champaran, Muhammadpur, Pusa, Gondra and 

 Dalsing Serai in North Bihar. Also reared at Pusa on lucerne and 

 guar bean (Cyamopsis psoralioides). 



A sporadic pest of indigo and lucerne. 



