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Orthacanthacris sucdncta, Linn. 



Kirby, F. I. Acrid., pp. 227-228, f. 125 ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 530. 

 f. 423. [Cyrtacantkacris]. 

 TMs species occurs throughout the Plains of India and Ceylon, and 

 s the well-known " Bombay Locust " dealt with in Entomological 

 Memoir, Vol. I, No. 1. '^ 



Cyrtacanthw-ris ranacea, StoU. 



Kirby, F. I. Acrid., p. 231 ; S. Ind. Ins., pp. 530-531, f. 424 ; 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 88, 90, 103, 199. 



This species occurs throughout the Plains of India on almost all 



crops, but is usually found in small numbers only. It is a minor pest 



of cotton and other crops and has been reared from the egg on cotton 



at Pussa. 



Schisiocerca tatarica, Linn. 



Kirby, F. I. Acrid., pp. 232-233, f. 128. 

 This species is recorded by Kirby from Sind, Nepal, Assam, and 

 Ceylon. It occurs all along the Western Ghats and the Himalayan 

 Region, appearing in migratory hordes and doing immense damage. 



Teratodes monticollis, Gray. 



Kirby, F. I. Acrid., p. 235 ; Ind. Ins. Life, p. 88, ff. 28, 29 ;. 



Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 235. 



This species is~recorded by Kirby from Bombay and Ceylon. It 



has been sent in to us from Bengal as attacking grape-vine leaves, but 



is probably a mere casual visitor or feeder on grape-vine. It seems to 



be commoner on the Bombay side. 



Eucoftacra prwmorsa, Stal. 

 Kirby, F. I. Acrid., pp. 240-241. 

 This species is recorded from Bandra, Madura, Bhamo and Tenasserim, 

 by Kirby. It is apparently a common species and is probably at least 

 a minor pest. 



Catantops sp.* 



Kirby, F. I. Acrid., pp. 246-254 ; S. Ind. Ins., p. 529, f. 422. 

 This species occurs in Tinnevelly and Ramnad as a local and sporadic 

 pest of cotton (damaging bolls, flowers and leaves) and grasses. 



* Probably ('. imiicm, Bol. 



