166 Indian Musetom Notes. [ Yol, II 



170. Leptocorisa ACUTA Thunb. (Coreida3). — The rice sapper :<-A 

 yellowish insect, about the size o£ a small wasp. It is most destructive 

 to paddy {Oryza safiva). It sucks out the juices of the unripe grain and 

 seriously interferes with the yield of the crop. As much as three 

 quarters of the yield have been reported as sometimes destroyed by it. In 

 parts of Bengal, the North-West Provinces, and Assam, it is said to be 

 known as gandhi; iu Tiunevelly it has been reported as muivju-vandn ; in 

 Bankura as hhoma; in Sylhet as mohua ; while in Ceylon the Cinghalese 

 name is said to be goyanmessi, and the Tamil name vainlu. 



171. Dysdercus cmGULATUS Fabr. (Lygseidse). — A conspicuous red- 

 coloured insect^ about the size of a wasp. It is -said to be known as 

 jhanga in Cawnpore. It has been reported as attacking- cotton [Gossy- 

 _pium herhaceuni) in Seringapatam, bottle gourds {Lfigenaria vulgaris) in 

 Cawnpore, and musk mallow {Hibiscus Abel mosclius) and cabbages 

 [Brassica oleracea) in Cossipore. It is closely allied to the species 

 Dysdercus suturelluS) which is well known as a cotton pest in the 

 United States. 



173. Oxycarenus Uogubris Motsch. (Lyggeidse).-— This small black 

 fly-like insect has been reported as attacking- cotton [Gossypium herba- 

 ceum) plants in Seringapatam and Ceylon. It is not unlike the destruc- 

 tive Clinch bug" {BUssus leucopterus) of America. 



173. Lohita grandis Grey (Lygseidge).— -Reported to attack cotton 

 {Gossypium //erbacewm) plants. It is said to be known as kapasi-poka in 

 Chuadanga, Nuddea (Atkinson). 



174. Bhysopelta schlaubrischii Fabr, (Lygseidse). — -Said to be known 

 as kuti p)oka in Kushtea (Nuddea). Reported as attacking- rice {Oryza 

 sativa) plants (Atkinson), 



175. Helopeltis theiovori Moore (Capsidee). — Superficially very 

 much like a mosquito, and hence generally known as the moscpdto blight. 

 It does a great deal of damage to tea {Camellia theifera) bushes in India, 

 It chiefly attacks the tender shoots, which are the ones used in making tea ; 

 and as it affects wide areas, it is a very formidable enemy of the tea 

 trade. In Ceylon the mosquito blight, which attacks tea, has been referred 

 to as Helopeltis antonii Signoret, a species which has also been recorded as 

 a formidable enemy to cacao {Theobrorna Cacao) in that island; while in 

 Sikkim a closely allied or iudentical species, which attacks cinchona, has 

 been recorded under the name of Helopeltis febriculosa Bergroth. The 

 three forms will probably prove to be identical. 



176. Bisphinctus humeralis Walker (Capsidse), A small insect, said to 

 attack cinchona in Sikkim. It is not thought to be of any importance. 



177. FUta compersa,^^ ^\qx (Falgoridse). — A small insect, reported 

 as attacking tea {Camellia theifera) in the Mungledye district, Assam. 

 It is not thought likely to be of any importance. 



