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Apsylla dstellata, Buckt. 

 Ind. Ins. Life, p. 742, ff. 514, 514 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 221. 

 This insect is found throughout Northern India on mango. Its 

 early stages are passed inside a young shoot which becomes distorted 

 and transformed into a cone-shaped gall. It is not common as a rule 

 but occasionally becomes a pest. 



ALEYEODIDiE. 



AleuroJobus harodensis. Mask. 



Ind. Ins. Life, p. 749, ff. 524, 525 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 

 pp. 150-151. 

 We have this from Cawnpur, Pusa, Sindewahi (Central Provinces), 

 Bassein Fort and Baroda, in all cases on cane. It is a sporadic major 

 pest of sugarcane, but is usually checked by parasites. 



Beyond the utiHzation of such parasites and the cutting and des- 

 truction of badly infested leaves, no suggestion for control can be 

 made at present. 



Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Quaint. 

 Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 214. 



This species is widely distributed in the Plains as a pest, sometimes 

 serious, of Citrus trees. It has been noted at Pusa, Surat, and in the 

 Punjab. 



It can be controlled by collection of the old leaves and regular spray- 

 ings (three or four, at intervals of a fortnight) of the new leaves with 

 fishoil-resin soap. 



The damage done is largely indirect, due to the honey-dew on the 

 leaves. 



Aleurocanthus nubilans, Buckt. 

 Ind. Mus. Notes, V, 36, t. 5, ff. 7-9 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meetin^', p. 301. 



This species was originally described from Backerganj where it was 

 reported to be doing considerable damage to " betel-leaves " [probably 

 Piper betle]. It has not been noticed since on betel. 



Aleurocanthus piperis, Mask. 

 This species has been found in Ceylon on pepper, and is likely to 

 be found on pepper in India also. 



