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drying of tlie entire plant. It has not yet been possible to determine 

 the agents of this form of damage. Probably mole-crickets and most 

 of the coleopterous grubs ordinarily found in the fields may be concerned. 



III. The Borers. 

 The following is the list of the borers so far observed. They are 

 grouped according to the Orders and Families. Most of them are not 

 identified. In the case of those which are taken as identified there is a 

 confusion in thd names, especially of the species of Chilo and Diatrcea. 

 Therefore all the insects are referred to under the number in the Insectary 

 Register of Cage Shps. When names are used they should be taken as 

 those under which the insects have been known up to this time. 



DiPTERA — 



Anthomyiadae. — At present it is not known whether one or more 

 species are concerned. The flies are apparently alike and are 

 grouped together as " Muscid flies." 



Cecidomyiadae. — Pachydiplosis oryzce. 



Trypaneidse. — Stictaspis ceratitina. 



COLEOPTERA — 



Lamiada;.— C. S. 1814. 

 Curcuhonids6 — 



C. S. 1778. 



C. S. 1397. 



Lepidoptera — 



Zeuzeridee — 



C. S. 1805. 



C. S. 1696. 

 Noctuidse — 



Sesamia inferens. 



Sesamia uniformis. 



C. S. 1666. 



Heliothis obsoleta. 

 Pyrahdse — 



Enimalocera depressella. 



Emmalocera sp. (C. S. 1771. 



C. S. 1700. 



C. S. 1837. 



ScirfOfliaga xanthogastrella. 



Scirjwphaga monosiigma. 



Schoe)wbws bipunctifer. 



Schosnobius sp. (C. S. 1780. 



