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leaves of young sugarcane. At Pusa the larva has been found amongst 

 maize roots and the adults have been noted on young bhindi. At 

 Hoshangabad it is said to be a bad pest of til, eating the leaves and 

 pods. Collection of the adults seems to be the simplest remedy. 



Phcedon brassicce, Baly. 



In Indian Museum Notes, III, v, p. 44 (1896) it was reported under 

 date of 28th December 1893 by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Golaghat, 

 that the mustard crop in part of the Sub-Division was infested by Ph. 

 hrassiccB and the beetles were identified by Jacoby who records it' also 

 from China and Japan. It has not been reported again as a pest, but 

 it is said to be common throughout Assam and presumably does some 

 damage. 



In Assam it comes to light but I have never noticed it in large numbers. 



( Unidentified Chrysomelid. ) 

 This species was found at Mandalay by K. D. Shroff on 12th May 

 1909, the adult beetles occurring on guava. 



Oides affinis, Jac. 

 South Ind. Ins., p. 313, f. 164 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 168. 

 This species was found in large numbers on rice-plants at Shoranur 

 (Malabar) on 31st July 1907 and we have it also from Taliparamba 

 (Malabar), where it was found on grass, and from the Nilgiris. It is 

 very doubtful how far it is a pest. At any rate, it seems to be 

 sporadic and local. 

 Mr. Ramakiishna We have not found it again. On the one occasion when we did find 



it, it was in numbers, nibbling the plants. 



Ayyar, 



Avlacophora stevensi, Baly. 



South Ind. Ins., pp. 312-313, f. 163 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting,, 

 pp. 303-307. 

 Mi. Fletcher. This species occurs on cucurbits generally and has been noted on 



snake-gourd, bottle-gourd and bitter-gourd, the adult beetles being 

 especially destructive to the flowers. It does not seem to occur in North 

 India, but is abundant in Southern India and Burma. Our specimens 

 are from Ceylon, Trichinopoly, Saidapet, Kistna district and Tatkon 

 (Burma) and it is also recorded from Coimbatore, Chingleput and Goda- 

 vari. 



