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to have been responsible for most of the injury. The material, however, 

 was insufficient for the identification of the species. 



Two sets of caterpillars of this destructive species were forwarded in 



October 1893 through the Director of the 



Palygadamastesalis,YfdXkev. Imperial Forest School, Dehra, from the 



EUiehpur Division, Berar. From the local 

 report forwarded it seems that the insect has been noticed as attacking 

 teak in EUiehpur Division for the last three years. It appears in Sep- 

 tember and October and is specially severe in pure teak forest. The 

 forest ranger in charge of fellings Shembadole writes :— 



" There was a very severe attack last year. This year the caterpillars appeared in 

 less numbers either owing to heavy rains after the eggs were laid or to the hailstorm 

 while the caterpillars were undergoing their third or pupal stage last year." 



Caterpillars reared by the same officer are reported to have trans- 

 formed into pupse in the early part of October, the larval stage lasting 

 for about a fortnight. 



In May 1893 specimens of a minute grain moth were forwarded by 



the Director of Land Records and Agricul- 

 Gelechia cerealella, Oliv. , t i -1.1 ^u • £ l- l^ ^ it 



ture, Liahore, with the mrormation that they 



had emerged frooa rice of the preceding autunon crop. The pupa was 

 noticed to be formed within the grain. The insect proved to be indis- 

 tinguishable from specimens in the Museum collection, which had been 

 reared from soft white wheat received from the North-West Provinces- 

 On comparison with the authenticated specimens of the species Gelechia 

 {Sitotroga) cerealella, Oliv., reared from maize grown in Kulu (see these 

 Notes, Vol. II, p. 4.), it was found to be very considerably smaller but 

 not otherwise distinguishable, and Mr. J. H. Durrant, to whom the 

 insect has since been submitted, confirms the supposition that the two 

 forms are not specifically distinct. 



It may be concluded that the species Gelechia [Sitotroga) cerealella, 

 Oliv., attacks alike stored wheat, rice and maize in this country. And as 

 it is able to exist in Lahore in May it follows that the temperature of 

 104° F. which has been claimed by some investigators as sufficient, 

 when continued for two days, to destroy it, can scarcely be effectual 

 under all circumstances. 



Caterpillars of this Pyralid were received in July 1893 through Mr. 



,- . .. ^- i^ R. Chapman with the inforrration that they 



Naustnoe neptis, Cramer. ,1,1 , . 



had been brought to him as attacking the 



