3:M rROCEEDixGS of the third extohological meeting 



Syhpta lunalis was found in numbers on grape in November 1917 

 in Coimbatore. Pupa inside leaf fold. 



The Ragi ear-head worm. This is a slender elongated caterpillar 

 found on the ripening ear-heads of the ragi plant. Sometimes appre- 

 ciable damage is done to the ears. 



The Saturniad moth, Adias selene, has been noted as a regular pest 

 defoliating 0(li)ia ivodier trees in Coimbatore for the past two or three 

 years. (See my note in the Bombay Journal, XXIII, p. 792). 



The foUomng are already known pests among Lepidoptera ; but I 

 have added some extra information regarding their status. 



Dicrisia obliqua. This Arctiad has not been recorded till now from 

 South India. It is found on sweet-potato and Lantana in Malabar. 

 On the Wynaad Hills I found it on a variety ,of other plants. 



Orgyia postica is found to be a pretty bad pest of castor in Coimbatore. 

 A coloured plate of its stages is here^^^th exhibited. (Plate 17.) 



Euproctis fratenia has been noted on rose, doing serious damage in 

 South Malabar. It is also found on pomegranate. A coloured plate is 

 exhibited herewith. 



Prodenia litura. Noted bad on Colocasia in Tanjore and was recently 

 noted on onions in Coimbatore. 



Dichocrocis punctiferalis on arrow-root plant in North Malabar. 



Hyhlaea puera is often serious on Millingtonia and Bignonia. 



LapJiygma exigua has been noted on coriander at Coimbatore. 



DiPTERA. 



PacJiydiplosis oryzce. This is noted as a very important and serious 

 pest, chiefly in the Northern Circars, Tanjore and Eamnad districts. 

 The fly is found breeding on other Graminaese also. It is known as 

 Anaikombu in Tamil districts. 



Bitter-gourd gall-fly, (PI. IS). The distal tender shoots of the 

 bitter-gourd plant often develop a long gall and the growth of the plant 

 is much afiected by the maggot found inside the gall. 



T\i&' Cumbu fly. This is also a Cecidomyiad noted on cumbii in 

 Coimbatore. 



An Anthomyiad has been noted on tomato also. 

 Among fruit-flies we have a few species oi Bactrocera, Chcetodacus- 

 etc., affecting mangoes, guavas, etc.: — 



ChcetodacKs jernigineus incisus, on guava, Bangalore. 

 Bactrocera caudata. On snake-gourd, Coimbatore. 

 Dacus brevistylus, on water-melon, Cuddapah. 

 Dacus longistylus, on Calotropis. 

 Carpomyia vesuviana, Coimbatore, on ber fruit. 



