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For the absolute determination, however, of the species, specimens of 

 the moth should be obtained. On p. 50 of I, No. 1 of these Notes, 

 it is recorded that the pest which attacked the seed capsules of the 

 opium poppy in Patna in 1879, and which was undoubtedly Heliothis 

 armigera, was known locally as Kujra ; it may be inferred therefore that 

 this is the insect in question. In a report forwarded by the Collector of 

 Monghyr in 18S8 (quoted on p. 75 of I, No. 1 of these Notes) the 

 Kajra is noticed as the most terrible pest to crops in that district, where 

 it eats up, not only paddy, but also all the rabi crops, A shoit general 

 account of Heliothis armigera is also given [ibid.). 



Of the other pests forwarded, the specimens marked Hariharha, 

 Bundri, and Larha are obscure larva? of moths belonging to the groups 

 Noctues and Geometres, while the specimens marked Bhua are the larva? 

 of a Bombyces moth. For the precise determination of all these insects, 

 however, well-preserved specimens of the moths, into which the larva: 

 transform, are required, the caterpillar being too obscure to make 

 anything of-. 



In a local report forwarded by the Director of Agriculture, Bengal, 



from the Collector of Midnapore, " red-ants and 



white-ants, with black mouths," are noticed as 



having this year proved destructive to the potato crop, — the fields 



manured with bone meal being less injured than those manured with • 



cow-dung and oil-cake. 



The people are said usually to apply turmeric water for these pests, 

 but it is not always found to be successful. Khesari (pulse) was 

 damaged by samll green insects, the leaves in the first instance showing 

 black spots and afterwards appearing as if scorched by lire. 



The following insects, said to be pests, were received on 14th March 



p , , 1889 from the Collector of Patna, through the 



Director of Agriculture, Bengal. The leaves and 



seeds, forwarded as belonging to the plants attacked, were submitted to 



Dr. George King, who kindly determined their specific names. No 



further information accompanied the specimens. 



" 1. Specimens of the Noctues moth Leucania extranea, said to attack the pea 

 (Pistim sativum, linn.) ; also a Tachiuid fly, which is no doubt parasitic upon the 

 moth. 



" 2. Specimens of the Noctues moth Agrotis suffusa, said to attack the legumi- 

 nous plant Lathyrus sativus, Linn. 



" 3. A moth which is probably Plusia nigrisigma (Noctues), said to attack the 

 gram plant (Licer arietinum, Linn.). 



" 4. A micro-lepidopterous insect, not precisely determined, said to attack the lentil 

 (Ervum lens). 



