160 Indian Museum Notes. [ Vol, II. 



120. Hkliothis AUMiGEiiA Hiibii. (Heliothidae). — This is a small 

 greyish moth, with dusky browu hind wings. The caterpillar attacks 

 crops in all parts of the world and is most destructive. In India it has 

 been reported as follows : — attacking paddy [Ori/za satlva) in Backer- 

 o-unj, whereitis said to be known as leda; attaekinii' paddy in Sambalpur, 

 Central Provinces, where it is said to be known as harnipok; attacking 

 paddy in Khulna ; attacking the hemp [Cannabis sativa) plant in Ben- 

 o-al ; attacking khesari [hathyrus satiims) in Patna, where, like other 

 Noctues caterpillars, it is said to be known as lurh». ; attaekinji' pulse 

 (especially Volinhos Lablab) in Bangalore ; attacking poppy [Papaver 

 somnifer2i,m) capsules in Behar, where it has been described under the 

 name of Mamesira papaveronim Scott. It is thought to be the species 

 which is said to be known as /("«;>« in Monghyr, where it is reported to 

 do crreat damage by devouring both paddy and rabi crops. It is likely 

 to be the species referred to by Duthie and Puller as hahadura, an insect 

 which they notice as very destructive to grani and pea crops [Leguminosce) 

 in the North- West Provinces. It is also likely to damage the immature 

 bolls of the cotton plant [Gossypinm herbaceum) in India, for in the 

 United States, where it is known as the boll worm, it does a vast amount 

 of damage in this way to the cotton crop. 



121. Murlaria cornifrons Moore (Hadenidae), — The caterpillar of this 

 moth iniures the pods of the silk cotton tree (? Bombax malabaricum) in 

 Calcutta by tunneling into them. 



122. Poh/lela gloriosa Fabr. (Glottulidae). — A brightly coloured 

 vellow and black caterpillar, which does some damage in gardens^ both 

 in Calcutta and in Dehia, by defoliating ornamental plants. 



123. Leucania exfranin Guen. (Leucaniidae). — Reported as doing 

 much damage in Bengal by biting off young paddy [Oryza sativa) 

 plants. It has also been found feeding upon ornamental oat (Avena 

 sativa) plants in Calcutta, and is said to attack the pea [Pisum sativum) 



in Patna. 



1-24. Leucania loreyi Dup. (Leucaniidse). — One of the insects known 

 in Sambalpur, Central Provinces, as harn'pok. It is reported to have de- 

 stroyed an eighth of the paddy [Oryza sativa) crops in some parts of 

 Sambalpur in September 1888^ 



125. Lnphygiiia exigua Hiibn. (Apamiidse). — The caterjiillar of this 

 moth has been reported as attacking the lentil plant [Brvum .Lens). 



126. Prodenia littoralis Boisd. (Apamiidse). — The caterpillar of this 

 moth has been reported as attacking mulberry [Mortis) bushes. 



127. Galleriomorpha lichenoides Pelder MS. (Hypogrammidse). — 

 Said occasionally to attack coffee [Coffea ^arabica) bushes in Ceylon 

 (Nietner). 



