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att.'iclied to tlie s])ines at the jiosterior cf the abdomen. In the pnpn, 

 ?ee figure, tliese east slnns are dropped. The insect is not known at 

 present to do any damao;e to crop in India, but it is one of those common 

 species whi<'h are always liable to miilti})ly to such an extent as to ]n'ove 

 des;truc(ive as defojiiitors. The fii^ure shows the imago dorsal view, the 

 pupa dorsal and ventral •view, three stages of tiie larva, and egg 

 capsule, all natural size, also front view of the head and one of the legs 

 both ii.uch eidarged. 



Attention was called in December 1891 to damage done to Arhar 



pulse {Cajanns ivfJicus), stored in Calcutta, by 

 Stored pulse pest. ,, , , . • t • m. • • • , 



Brnchus c/nnensts Linn. This insect is the 



common gram, weevil of Lower liengal, and is often very troublesome. 



In March 1891 specimens of an insect, said to injure gnll-nvt trees 



( / Teminalin Chebnla) on the Kambakkan 

 Gall-nut tree defoliator. ,.-,■, , , l^ -t t -xt 



lulls, were sent to the Indian Museum, 



through theDehra Forest School, by the District Forest Officer, Chino-le- 



j)ut, Madras. The specimens proved to be little cone-shaped larval case 



of a Psychid moth. They were a little larger in size but otherwise 



indistinguishable from the larval cases of the species Bahula grotei 



Moore, a species which often defoliates ornamental shrubs in Calcutta 



gardens. 



In December 1891 information was received through Messrs. 



Mitchell, Raid & Co., of the presence in small 

 ScmIc insects on tea. i f,, ^ -n^o/. ., -,^ 



numbers of the Coccid Cin.ovaxjvs thecB Mas- 



kell [ = A)<2ndiotus t'lere green jNIS.) on tea [Camellia Thea) in the Kanirra 



valley. The curious little fluted scales of the male insect of this species 



were represented in considerable numbers upon the leaves that were sent 



to the Museum for examination. No particular harm seems to have been 



done as yet by this insect, but it is one to be watched cai-efully as it 



has now established itself upon tea both in the Himalayas and in Ceylon, 



and may at any time prove destructive. It is satisfactory to learn that 



the kerosine and soap emulsion which have been recommended for use 



against this insect have been used successfully in the Kangra valley. 



According to a note furnished by Mr. J. Sinclair, the lai-ge jungle 



bee Apu dorsata is more abundant on rocks 

 Apisdorsata. ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ elevalion, under 



the 19tb, 20th, and 21st degrees N. Latitude, in the Ghats, Deccan, and 

 Konkan, than in any other position in that I'egion. It is, however, 

 found in old buildings (and sometimes in new ones), upon large trees and 



