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forwarded to the Indian Museum by the Director, Department of 

 Land Records and Agriculture, Assam. 



The specimens comprised the following : — 



(i) " U. Njianguar," reported as attacking paddy :— consisted 

 of empty cases of Psychid caterpillar. The material 

 being insufficient for precise identification. 



(2) "Njiaugbyruai," reported as destroying potato tubers and 



the roots of Indian corn :— consisted of specimens of 

 larvae of a Melolonthinid beetle. The specimens being 

 insufficient for precise identification. 



(3) " Puit," reported as attacking the tender leaves of the 



paddy plant : — proved to be the Acridid {Orthopterd) 

 Oxya velox, Burm., which has previously been referred 

 to in these Notes. 



(4) " Nyiang Saw Khlich/' reported as destructive to potato 



leaves :— consisted of undeterminable larvae of a beetle. 

 The specimens received being in too poor a condition 

 for identification. 



(5) " Dykhiw Saw," reported as destroying roots of Jobstears, 



Khasia matikalai and white jit :— consisted of speci- 

 mens of an ant which proved to be the cosmopolitan 

 species — Monomorium pharaonis^ Linn. 



(6) " U. Nyiaugrieg," reported as injurious to young sugar- 



cane : — consisted of specimens of the Chrysomelid 

 heeilQ—Haplosonyx elongatus, Baly. 



In December 1894 specimens of potato seed tuber said to be 



affected by insects were obtained from the 

 Potato tuber mite. • g^^^^^^ p^^^ ^^ j^^_ ^^ j^^ Banerjee, 



Assistant Director, and forwarded to the Indian Museum by the 

 Director of the Department of Land Records and Agriculture, 



Bengal. 



The specimens proved on examination to be suffering from the 

 attack of very minute mites {Acartna) which are unlike any in the 

 Indian Museum collection. 



In May 1894 specimens were forwarded to the Museum through 



Millepede, injurious to the Director, Imperial Forest School, Dehra 



agricultural crops. Dun, from Mr. H. O. Neill, of insects which 



