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PnOCEEDlNGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



It is a serious pest in Travancore. 



Do you do anything against it ? 



Nothing. 



We have found the grubs parasitized at Surat. 



The parasite is probably not very successful. 



{Unidentified Hisjjine.) 

 This species was found by ,K. D. ShrofE on 7th September 1908 at 

 Hmawbi -(Lower Burma) boring into plantain stems. 



Wallacea sp. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 262. 

 This species has been found at Pusa, the adult on top-leaves and the 

 larva on top-shoots of the date palm {Phoenix sylveslris). The larvae 

 and adults eat the epidermis of young leaflets. 



( Unidentified Hispine.) 

 This species has been found in some numbers at Pusa on Sacchannn 

 arundinaceum. On 21st June 1918 the larvte were found living gregari- 

 ously inside rolled leaves, nibbhng the epidermis, and on 10th July 1918 

 the adults were found in the field nibbhng the leaves. The larvee collected 

 in June emerged on 25th July 1918. 



Oncocepliala tubcrcidata, Ohv. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 292. 

 We have this from Bulsar (Bombay), in numbers on 20th May 1904 ; 

 from Coimbatore, on sweet-potato ; and from Moulmein, adults on sweet- 

 potato. It is not known to be a pest. 



Oncocephala. sp. 

 This was reared at Pusa from larvae found in September 1915 on sweet- 

 potato leaves, mining them, September 1915. It is not known to be a 

 pest. 



Platypria andreiresi, Weise. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 253. 

 This species occurs on her {Zizypkus jujuba), the larva damaging the 

 leaves to a small extent. We have it from the Punjab, Surat, Pusa, 

 Sripur, and Coimbatore. 



