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damage within a short period of time. It doesnot ajjpear to beC'Zi<ea 

 ficta, Baly. 



The Panimragu fiea-beetle. This small flea-beetle appears to be a 

 specific pest of the millet Panicum miliare in Ooimbatore ; the larvae 

 bore into the plant stem and often cause " dead hearts." 



The Radish flea-beetle. This small very active bright-blue insect is 

 found doing serious damage often to .cabbage, radish and other cruci- 

 ferous plants. It is also occasionally found on other irrigated crops 

 but the insect is very partial to Cruciferte. It appears to be similar to 

 a flea-beetle which I remember to have collected on brinjal in Muzaffar- 

 pur in October 1904. 



Other flea-beetles are those found on sann hemp, castor, etc. 



Green potato leaf-beetle. A shining green Galerucine beetle is 

 found on the Nilgiris feeding on potato-leaves in some numbers. 

 Similar beetles have also been noted on sweet-potato in Tumevelly and 

 other places — but not as bad pests. 



Several species of Myllocerus are now and then noted on various 

 cultivated crops but only a few of these species ever do any appreciable 

 damage and even this is not of common occurrence. The following 

 species may however be watched. 



Myllocerus subfasciatus, Guer. This species is a grey insect commonly 

 found on a variety of plants. Noted on brinjal, potatoes, apple, etc. 

 Sometimes the insect causes serious damage to brinjal foliage in the 

 Plains. 



Myllocerus discolor. This weevil is the common greyish-brown 

 species found on a variety of crops all over South India. It has been 

 noted on maize, ragi, cliolam, etc. In bad seasons and when the plants 

 are young this weevil does appreciable damage to the crop, although 

 in normal years the work of the insect is negUgible. 



Myllocerus dentifer, F. This pale-greyish beetle is occasionally found 

 defoliating tenai (Setaria), cumbu, etc., in South Arcot. 



Myllocerus viridanus. This pretty green species is generally found 

 on groundnut, castor, Hibiscus esculentus, etc. Stebbing notes this 

 insect as a bad pest on teak in the Walayar forests. With this species 

 is often found a smaller species, M. ■preiiosus, F. 



Corresponding perhaps to the species of Myllocerus in the Plains we 

 have one or two species of Sympiezotnias on coffee, cinchona, etc., in the 

 Hills. The species noted so far are S. Jrater, S. cretaceus, and S. decipiens. 



Alcides pictus. (PI. 11, f. 2). This species of Alcide.% which is not 

 nnknovm in South India, has within the last two or three years 

 taken to feed on lablab. The grubs and pupae are found infesting 

 the main vines and some damage is done to the plant. 



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