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62. atromaiium asperulum White, and JSgoaoma laeertomni Pascoe. 

 — Both repoited as tunneling into teak [Tectona grandis) in the Kulsi 

 plantation, 



CJiryiomelidcB, 



63. HisPA ^NESCENs Bal}' (the rice Hispa of ilengal). — Very des- 

 tructive to young paddy {Oryza saliva) plants. A small beetle, dark green 

 in colour, covered with minute prickles. Like other ChrysomelidBe, it 

 injures the plant by feeding on the leaves. The Native names of the 

 insfct, as reported from Lower Bengal, are paruli, pavali poka, pamari, 

 sauki, shankipoka, and «fln/fi7/)o.^(i! ; while in Chittagong it is said to be 

 known as Burma chandali, and in Purbhuiiga ;is kul or mudliwa. 



64. Biapromorpha melanopus Lacord. (known as the Orange beetle). 

 — A small yellow beetle, reported as attacking tea [Camellia tJieifera) 

 shoots in Sibsagar, Assam. 



65. Aulacophora ahdominalis Fabr. A small i-ellow beetle, report- 

 ed from Saharanpore as attacking Cucnrhitacem of all kinds; from 

 elsewhere in the North-West Provinces it has been reported as attacking 

 water caltrop [Trapa hispinosa) ; from Ganjam it has been reported as 

 attai-king cotton [Gossi/plum herhaceiim) , gram [Cicer arietinum) , and 

 cucumber [Cneumis sativits) ; from Nuddea it has been leported as 

 " injurious to plants and vegetables j " while from Hooghly it has been 

 reported as attacking paddy [Oryza saliva). 



66. Aspidomorpha militaris F:ibr. — A little golclen-coloured shield- 

 shaped beetle, with black markings. Reported as defoliating Convolvu- 

 lacese. 



67. Haltica nigro-fusca Pearson. — Said to attack the leaves of 

 garden vegetables in the Himalayas, also indigo [luaigofera tinctoria) in 

 Ruugpore (Pearson). 



68. Ghmtocnemis hasalls Baly. — Said to attack paddy [Oryza saliva) 

 seedlings in Burma (Shipley). 



Coccinellida = Zady-bird beetles. 



69. Chilocorus circnmdatus Schonh. — A little beetle, said to prey 

 upon the brown bug [Lecanimn coffea) of coffee [Coffea arabica) bushes 

 in Ceylon (Nietner). 



70. Scpnnus totundatus Motsch. — Said to prey on the white bug 

 [Pseudococcus adonidum) of coffee [Coffea arabica) bushes in Ceylon 

 (Nietner). 



7L Epilaehna viginti-octo-punctata Fabr. — This insect (contrary to 

 the usual habits of the members of the family) has been found defoliat- 

 ing pumpkin [Cuciirbitacece) in Dehra. It is also reported as destroying 

 whole fields of brinjal [Solanum Melongena) plants in Burdwan, and as 

 attacking this plant in Balaaore. 



