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plants of all sorts of crops, especially paddy, jute, and arhar, also all 

 vegetables, sugarcane, and big trees ; also rice in graaaries, timber in 

 buildings, and books in almirahs. They are said to disappear from the 

 roots of crops when heavy showers fall, but never to disappear from the 

 foots of trees. 



These are white ants Termites (Neuroptera). 



Aucka poka, said to attack the tender leaves of pulse of all kinds, 

 linseed, jub, and teel, appearing at the time that the seed germinates, 

 and disappearing when the plants get strong. These are Bombycid 

 larvse (Lepidoptera), which cannot be precisely determined from the im- 

 perfect specimens. 



Saras Ai or Kalia poka, said to attack the roots of wheat, barley, 

 peas, mtis/iur, gram, kolai, moog, linseed, khesari, mustard, and sugar- 

 cane, when the plants are young, disappearing when the plants grow 

 stronger. These are obscure dried larvee and pupse of a Lepidopterous 

 insect. 



Hana t said to eat the seeds {i.e., fruits produced and not those sown) 

 of mator, khesari, and gram in January, when the wind blows from the 

 south. These are indistinguishable Lepidopterous larva. 



Jhenji poka, said to attack the roots of sugarcane, rice and chilly 

 plants. There being no specified time for the appearance or disappearance 

 of this pest, which is very scarce and does but little harm. These are 

 two Orthopterous insects, viz., Schizodactylus monstrosus, and a species 

 of Gryllus. 



Small ghora poka, said to attack moog in April, disappearing with 

 the fall of rain. This is Bruehus sp. (Coleoptera) . 



Large ghora poka, said to attack wheat. This is Mylabvis pustulata 

 (Coleoptera) . 



Kapasi poka, said to destroy cotton plants. This insect has been 

 kindly determined by Mr. E. T. Atkinson as Lohita grandis (Hem- 

 eptera). • 



Gaudi poka.— r £his is a Hemipterous insect kindly determined by 

 Mr. E. T. Atkinson as Aspongopus brimneus. 



Hena poka, said to destroy rice, gram, &c. This is the " wheat and 

 rice weevil/' Calandra oryzce (Coleoptera). 



Shesisha poka, said to attack mustard. These are remains of obscure 

 caterpillars with many cocoons of chalcid parasites and two pupse of a 

 tdchinidfly. 



Grasshoppers foring. — These comprise at least two species of 

 Orthopterous insects— [a) with produced head Atractomorpha sp., (b) 

 not recognized. 



Mai poka, said to destroy grain plants. This is the larva of one 

 of the Sphingida moths. 



Baga poka, said to damage plants and vegetables, comprises two 



