176 PEOGEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Adoretus horticola, Arr. 



F. I. Eutel., p. 344, t. 5, f. 34 ; Entl. Note 22 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, pp. 234, 245, 247, 248, 251. 

 This species was sent in to us from Jeolikote (Kiiniaon) in June 

 1910 as danjaging leaves of vine and fig by night and again in July 

 1912 as damaging leaves of vine, apple, pear and plum by night. 



Adoretus bicolor, Brenske. 

 Arrow, F. I. Rutel., p. 347. 

 Recorded by Arrow from Kurseong, Sarda (Bengal), Calcutta, Pusa, 

 Jabalpur, Surat, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kodumor, 

 and Kumul. 



At Bangalore it was found attacking rose-bushes. (7. M. N., V. 2, 

 p. 38 (1900)). 



Adoretus lasiopygus, Burm. 



Arrow, F. I. Rutel., 348-349, t. v. f. 36; Entl. Note 18 ; Proc. 



Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 234, 264. 

 Adoretus ovalis (part), Fletcher, S. Ind. Ins. p. .287, f. 127. 



This species was sent in from Begum Serai in July 1904 as damaging 

 grape-vines. This is also the species referred to in South Indian Insects 

 as ovalis as damaging grape-vine and mango in Southern India. We 

 have it also from Pusa, where the beetles occur fronj June to September, 

 from Calcutta, Rewari (Punjab) on 4th October 1905, from Jorhat 

 (29th June 1907) and from Palamau in September 1906, and Arrow 

 also records it from Allahabad, Sikkim, Tejpur, various locahties in 

 Bengal, Ranchi, Coimbatore, S. Arcot, Godavari, Trichinopoli, and 

 Anuradhapura. 



In Travancore it damages coconut seedling one-and-a-half year's 

 old and three to four feet high. It completely defoliates the plants. 



On a big scale ? 



More than one hundred plants were destroyed. The leaf blades 

 were eaten and only the mid-ribs left. 



Adoretus versed us, Har. 



F. I. Rutel. pp. 350-351, ff. 73, 74 ; Entl. Note 20 ; Proc. Second 



Entl. Meeting, pp. 234, 245, 247, 248, 251, 264. 



A. versutus was sent in to us from JeoUkote (Kumaon) in June 1910 



as lacerating leaves of vine and fig, and again in July 1912 as damaging 



leaves of vine, pear, apple and plum, whilst on 20th May 1915 H. H. 



