Indian Econoitnc Entomology. 



[ Vol II 



tliat are comparatively damp, and do considerable damage to young- plants, 

 mig'raiing frosn one plot to another. Rain and irrigation bring them to 

 the surface, when they are greedily eaten by the birds. 



In February 1891 some Cut worms were forwarded by the Manager 

 oi Baboo A. N. tioy's estate, Berhampore, with the information that they 

 ■damaged mustard, potato, linseed, and tobacco plants. The insects were 

 thought likely to have belonged to some species of Leucania or Agrotis ; 

 the material, however, was insufficient for precise identification. 



Palm Weevil, 



From the Superintendent of the Government Horticultni-al Garden in 

 Lucknow were received in April 1890 speci- 

 mens, in various stages of development, of the 



Palm Weevil^ 

 described by 

 Kidley in his 

 report on the 

 " Destrnction 

 of Coeoauat 

 Palms by 

 Beetles,"Gov- 

 ernraent Press 

 Singapore 

 1889, under 

 the name of 

 i Uliynchophorns 

 f e r r zt giueiis- 

 In LucknoW; 

 the insect was 

 found tofittaek 

 the stems oi 

 the date palm 

 [Phcenioo cJac- 

 tylifera). The 

 Superinte n d- 

 ent writes :•— 



"The tree from 

 which these were 

 taken blew down 

 a few days ago. 

 At the base and 

 for half the 

 height of the 

 stem it was quite 

 decayed and full 



