No. 5.] Miscellaneous Notes, 71. 



by hand. The identity of the species was ascertained from specimens 

 forwarded to the Indian Museum in September 1892 through the Director 

 of Land Records and Agriculture^ Bombay. 



In Belgaum district the insect appears to have attacked paddy. Its 

 identity was ascertained from specimens forwarded in October 1892 

 through the Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Bombay. The 

 following is an extract from a report^ dated 31st October 1892, furnished 

 by the Collector of Belgaum : — 



" An account of their production is given thus as stated by villagers. As soon as 

 rice crojps are cut, the insects each lay in the cracks o£ the field six or seven eggs at a 

 time resembling in shape the seeds of cucumber and then die. They breed only once a 

 year. About six months afterwards, each egg hatches out about 40 or 50 young about 

 the size of poppy seeds. 



" Owing to such a rapid production the number of these insects is increasing every 

 year, and crops are becoming affected to a certain extent. The ryots are unable to 

 suggest any remedy," 



. In the Kurnool district the insects were reported as '^ locusts " in 

 August 1892. The identity of the species was ascertained from larvss 

 forwarded through the Central Museum, Madras. The following is an 

 extract from a report, dated 8th September, by the Collector of Kurnool 

 furnished by the Board of Revenue, Madras :— 



"I have the honor to state that the Tahsildar of Marhapur reports that a swarm 

 of locusts appeared in the week ending 20th ultimo, in the fields of Satakodu and its 

 hamlet Akkupalem in the Markapur Taluk and ate away the leaves of Jonna, Korra 

 and Sajja crops over an extent of about 60 or 70 acres, that no damage has resulted* 

 and that the subsequent rains must have mostly destroyed the insects." 



Writing on the 20th October the Collector added that the plants had 

 recovered and that no trace of the attack was visible. 



In the Chingleput district, as appears from reports forwarded by 

 the Board of Revenue, Madras, the Sub-Collector reported the destruction 

 by locusts of some four hundred acres of crops. This occurred in the 

 early part of October 1892. From the description given of the gradual 

 growth of the insects from the time when they were '' very small in size 

 like flies " it would seem that they had developed from eggs laid upon the 

 spot. Subsequent reports were afterwards forwarded from other parts 

 of the district showing that the insects were somewhat widely prevalent 

 though no very striking damage was brought to light. The identity of 

 the species was ascertained from specimens forwarded to the Central 

 Museum, Madras, which were found to comprise both larvEB and adults 

 of the Acridid. 



