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that the insect may have been the species Phymaieus miliaris 

 Linn., which is said to be common in tlie Khasia hills ; this 

 however requires confirmation : 



{■I) insects described as " much like locusts, but green in colour with 

 longitudinal black stripes '•", which are reported to have done 

 much damage to green paddy {Ori/za sativa) in Orissa in 

 1887: ^ 



{•i) an insect, described by Mr. Bidie under the name of Locusta 

 coffem, but from the figure obviously an Acridid, said occasion- 

 ally to defoliate coffee {Coffea araUca) bushes in South India. 



Gryllida. 



227. Schizodactplus monstruosiisT)vuvj, — An enormous mole cricket 

 reported as injuring young tobacco {Nicotiana Tahacnni), and other crops 

 growing on high ground in Durbhunga, by cutting their roots. The 

 local name given for the insect was bherwa. 



228. Gryllotalpa sp. — Said to injure opium {Papaver somniferum) 

 plants by cutting them ofi: when they are considerably advanced in 

 growth (Scott). 



229. Acfieta sp. — Said to injure young opium [Papaver somniferum) 

 plants (Scott). 



Pbeudonp:ue,optera. 

 2'ermiiidee. 



230. Teemestaprobanhs "Walker. — The common white ant of Lower 

 Bengal. Very destructive to inferior timber and other dried vegetable 

 matter, also attacking young and unhealthy plants. It is likely to be 

 the species which has been reported as injuring sugarcane [Saccliarmn 

 officinartim) in Cawnpore, and the tea (Camellia tJieifera) plants in 

 Loharduggah. 



231. Termes fatalis Konig. — Said occasionally to attack co^ee {Coffea 

 arabica) bushes in Ceylon, but to do little damage to them (Nietner). 



232. Termes sp. — Said occasionally to damage tea {Camellia Thea) 

 plants in Ceylon (Green). 



Thripsidce. 

 S.33. Thrips sp. — Minute black winged insects, reported as severely 

 injuring the turmeric (C;//c«'?«a /om^a) plant in Madias, where the local 

 name is said to be sulfa thegulw. An undetermined species of Thrips 

 has also been said to attack the opium poppy [Papaver somnifernm) in 

 Behar, where it was known locally as Ihi or le/ii (Scott). Another species 

 has been found to damage the leaves of the tea {Camellia theifera) plant 

 in Ceylon — (Green), 



