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Melolonthini = Cockchafers or White grubs. 



8. Lachnosteena imprbssa Bnrm. — A thick-set brown beetle, with 

 curved white fleshy grubs, which were reported as very destructive in 

 gardens in Darjeeliiig in the year 1883. The insect did a great deal of 

 damage to young tea [Camellia theifera) plants in the same district in 

 October 1891. 



9. hachnosterna jiivguis Walker. — Said to be one of the insects known 

 as white grub, which have proved very destructive to coffee {Coffea arabica) 

 bushes in Ceylon. The insect is chiefly known by the curved white 

 fleshy grubs which are found in the ground about the roots of the coffee 

 bushes on which they feed. 



10. Ancyclonycha sp. — Another of the insects known as white grub 

 in Ceylon coffee [Coffea arabica) estates (Nietner). 



11. Undetermined cockchafer larva were reported as very destructive 

 to paddy [Qryza saliva) and maize [Zea Mays) in Cliittagong in 1881. 



Dynastini = Goliath beetles. 

 IS, Oryctes ehinocbros Linn. — A large black or brown beetle, with 

 a protuberance like the miniature horn of a rhinoceros on the upper part of 

 its head. It has been reported as very injurious to palm trees, especially 

 cocoanut [Cocas nucifera) palms in Madras and Singapore; it has also 

 been noticed in Calcutta. The Cinghalese name for it is said to be 

 Gascooroominga. It damages palm trees by cutting large holes through 

 the young leaf shoots. 



Buprestidce. 



] 3. Chrysohothris sex-notata Gory. — Thought to be the insect reported 

 by Mr. Thompson as boring into sal [Shorea robusta) wood after it is 

 felled, sometimes rendering the timber unflt for use. 



14. V silopiera fastuosa Fabr. — Said to attack teak [Tectona grandis) 

 trees in Malabar. 



15. Belionota sciUellarisYahr. — ^h.o\\g\it to be the insect reported 

 by Mr. Thompson as boring into the wood of the k h air ivQQ [Acacia 

 Catechu). 



16. Sphenojdera gossypii Kerremans. — A small species, which has been 

 reported to injure cotton [Gossypium herbaceum) plants in Nagpur, the 

 larvae tunneling into the stems. 



17. Undetermined BuprestidcE, — A large species, said to tunnel into 

 mango [Mangifera iudica) trees (Thompson) ; also a small species said 

 to attack chir [Pimis longifolia), sometimes rendering the wood unfit for 

 beams (Thompson) ; and a species which has been sent to the Museum as 

 boring into poplar [? Populus euphratica) trees in Baluchistan. [N.B. — In 

 the case of the Buprestidse the injury is done by the immature insert 

 which tunnels into timber. The larvse are flattened legless grubs, with 

 the front portion of the body expanded laterally). 



