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Phytoscafhus dissimilis, Mshll. 



Bull. Ent. Ees. V. iv fig. ; Entl. Note 26 ; Proc. Second 

 Entl. Meeting, p. 21. 

 This species has been found in Assam, nibbling young tea-shoots. 



Amblyrrhimts ■poricolUs, Boh. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 219. 

 This has been found at Pusa, on tender mango leaves, bael, Albizzia 

 lebbek, sissu leaves, litchi, and mango inflorescence ; at Cuttack, on ber ; 

 at Pithapuram (Godavari), on country almond leaves {Terminalia) ; 

 and at Hagari, on agathi. 



Hypera medicaginis, Mshl. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 207 (tab.), 208. 

 This has been reared at Pusa from larvae on lucerne, pea, senji {Meli- 

 lotus alba), Lathyrvs hirsvta, and a weed locally called akta. It is a 

 sporadic minor pest of these plants when cultivated. 



The pupse are prominent on the leaves and may be picked ofi. 

 Spraying is out of the question. 



Hypera variabilis, Hbst. 

 We have this from Tarnab and Charsada in the North- West Frontier 

 Province ; Lyallpur, on lucerne leaves ; Jallandhar ; Lahore, on senji ; 

 and from Pusa, larva? on lucerne. It is a sporadic minor pest of trefoils. 



Xanthotrachelus faunus, Ohv. 



Entl. Note 27 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 96, 253. 



We have this from Chapra, Pusa, Khandala, Cuttack and Maymyo. 



At Pusa the adults occur commonly on ber and have been found attacking 



sun-flower heads, whilst a few have also been taken on rice and grass. 



Xanthotrachelvs perlatus, Fb. 



Entl. Note 27 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 96. 



We have this from Masuri, Dehra Dun, Lahore, Muzafiarpur, Pusa 



and Daltonganj. At Pusa the adults were found attacking newly-formed 



sun-flower heads and a few have also been taken on castor and cotton^ 



At Daltonganj this weevil was foimd on Bvtea frondosa. 



