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In South India it has been noted on brinjal, lablab, pumpkins, most 

 low-growing plants, and it is a sporadic pest of cucurbits in most parts 

 of India. The bugs may be hand-picked. 



Aspongofus bninneiis, Thunb. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., I. 283-284 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 

 pp. 304, 307. 

 We have this from Siripur, Pusa (on pumpkin), Rangpur, Balur, 

 and Myitkyina (Upper Burma). At Pusa it has occurred as a sporadic 

 serious pest on pumpkin. 



It occurs mostly in the Rains but the adults can be seen throughout 

 the year. They sometimes kill the plants attacked. 



Tetroda histeroides, Fb. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn. I. 199, f. 191 ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 477, f. 359 ; 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 175. 

 This species l;ias occurred at Coimbatore and Salem as a sporadic 

 minor pest of paddy. 



COREID.^. 



Anoplocneiiiis phasiana, Fb. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., I. pp. 346-347, f. 210 ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 477, 

 f . 8 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 45, 52, 76, 82, 184, 



This species has been found in South India on brinjal, redgram, 

 greengram, cholam, Erythrina and lablab. We have it from Shripur 

 (Bihar) ; Chapra ; Kanara ; Coimbatore, on Odina wodier ; and Pusa, 

 on Sesbania cegyptiaca. 



This species is often a bad pest of Erylhrina and is less commonly 

 found on the other plants mentioned. Control, by hand-picking, is 

 easy. 



Bracliyies sp. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., p. 353. 

 This insect was sent in to us from Solan, (near Simla), Punjab, attack- 

 ing Asparagus plants. 



Ochrochira sp. 



Dist., F. I. Rhyn., pp. 342-344. 

 This has been sent in to us from Jeolikote (Kumaon), where it attacks 

 young growths of apple and cherr}'. 



