PEOCEEDIXGS OF THE THIED ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



[Idgia belli. 

 Mr. Ramakrishna Idgia belli was found in enormous numbers in October in the Wynaad, 



^yy^^- the adults attacking flowers of wild and thatching grass but not any 



cultivated crop. They occur in such enormous numbers that three or 

 four baskets-full could be collected in a couple of hours by one man.] 



Hapalochrus fasciatus, Fb. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 168, 207. 

 Kr. Fletcher. This species has been found on rice at Chapra, and at Pusa on rice 



in small numbers in July 1915, on grass and on lucerne. We have it 

 also from Kasara (I^ombay). It is not known as a pest. 



COCCINELLID^. 



EpilacJina dodecastigma, Muls. 



South Ind. Ins., p. 292, t. 6 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 

 pp. 59, 285, 287, 289, 302, 307. 



We have this in the Pusa Collection from Igatpuri, Pusa, Nilgiris, 

 Tatkon, Jorhat, Chapra, Cheniot (Punjab) and Coimbatore. 



At Pusa it occurs on leaves of Lvffa wgyptiaca, potato, brinjal, tomato 

 and cucumber in all stages. At Tatkon the adults were found on Tri- 

 chosantlies cucumerina. At Coimbatore it was reared on Solarium sp. 



It also occurs less commonly on cowpea. 



It is a decided pest of brinjal, potato and cucurbits, both the larvse 

 and adults feeding on the leaves. It may be collected in all stages or 

 treated by spraying. 



Epilachna 28-punctata, Fb. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 59, 285, 287, 289, 302, 307. 

 This species occurs commonly throughout the Plains and we have 

 it in the Pusa collection from Belgaum, Jalpaiguri, Palur, Pusa, Baroma, 

 , (Assam), Jorhat, Nongpoh, Chapra, Tatkon. 



At Pusa and in the Philippines it occurs on potato, brinjal, Cepha- 

 landra indica, and it is regular pest of brinjal, potato and cucubits when- 

 ever it occurs. Life-history and control as in E. dodecastigma. 

 Harchand Singh. This beetle did enormous damage to desi varieties of potatoes at 



Solan and Kanda Ghat, near Simla. Scotch varieties, which were 

 put down nearby, were untouched. 



