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In Khandesh it was found destructive to potato plants, cutting stems 

 near soil-level (hid. Mvs. Notes, III, ii, 97) [? Brachytrypes], and at 

 Jabbalpur, attacking giam, masur and linseed and did 4 to 6 annas 

 damage. (Mr. Misra's Note in File). 



Gryllus viator, Kirby. 



Kirby, Cat, Orth., II, 32 (1906). 



Gryllus tnelanocephalus, Sauss., Mem. Sec. Geneve, XXV, 174, 



t. 12 (x) ff. 1, 2 (1877) [nee Serv.]. 

 Gryllvs melanocefhalus, Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 98, 



217. 



[Note.— Serville's G. melanocephalus [Orth., p. 342 (1839)] is also from Bengal. It 

 is not quite certain whether our species is Saussure's or Serville's.] 



This species occurs as a pest chiefly in the Punjab, attacking young 

 cotton plants in May and June as a major pest. It is controlled by 

 light traps and firts at night. 



It is an occasional pest of young mango plants, and has also been 

 reported from the Upper Sind Frontier, injuring young juar crops, July 

 1892. [Ind. Mi(s. Notes, III, v, 77) ; Orai (Bundelkhand), attacking 

 young rabi crops (D. D. A.'s letter of 8th January 1909) : Kajanpur 

 Subdivison, Punjab, attacking rape seed (Assistant Commissioner's 

 letter, 25th May 1904) ; Mokameh Tal, terious pest of rabi crops, respon- 

 sible fo damage of about 450 bighas of crop in 1912 (letter from Mr. 

 Woodhouse, 5th June 1913). 



ISOPTERA. 



Microtermes obesi, Holmgr. 



Holmgr, Entl. Mem. V. 159-160 [obesi and anandi] ; Proc. 

 Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 194, 196, 281. 

 This termite is a serious pest of wheat seedlings at Pusa, etc., and 

 of wheat when coming into ear at Hoshangabad. It also attacks cabbage 

 and cauliflower at Pusa. 



Odontotermes parvidens, Holmgr. 

 Entl. Mem., V, p. 154 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, pp. 46-47. 

 This species was found on an estate on the Gauhati-Shillong ro'ad 

 as a serious pest of Cajanus indicus, eating the roots. 



