No. 3.] Notes on insect pests from the Entomological Section. 135 



of the Cerambycid beetle, Plocederus obesus Gahen {^P.pedestris, 

 Cotes). This insect has previously been reported as tunnelling into 

 sdl [Shorea robust a), jangham [Odina wodier), and into dhah [Butea 

 frondosa). 



No. 4, — Specimens of a Lucanid beetle taken from felled trees, 

 namely Sauer [Betula cylindrostachys), Musr6 Katus [Castanopsis 

 rufescens), and Kharani {Symplocos theee folia) in the Loolagaon 

 forest. These appear to belong to the species Basilianus cantoris 

 Hope. 



No, 5.— Specimens of a large black cockroach found associating 

 with the Lucanid beetle (mentioned above). These appear to 

 be the immature forms of Salgonea morio^ Burn. ? . 



No, 6, — Specimen of a hornet found in the centre of a decaying 

 stump of Musre Katus [Castanopsts rufescens) in Loolagaon forest. 

 This insect is unrepresented in the Museum Collection, but it belongs 

 to the genus Vespa. 



No. 7. — Consists of an insect taken from a decaying Sauer tree 

 in the Loolagaon forest. This is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidse, 

 sub-family Dynastini. It is new to the Museum collection. 



No. 8. — Consists of a Cerambycid beetle which is unrepresented 

 in the Museum collection. It was found tunnelling into the Sauer, 

 tree in the above-mentioned forest. 



No. g. — Consists of a Curculionid beetle belonging to the genus 

 Odoiporus. This insect was found dead in its burrow in a Lepcha- 

 phal {Phoebe attenuafa) tree in the Loolagaon forest. 



No. 10. — Consists of a Buprestid beetle probably belonging 

 to the species Melanotus /uscus, Fabr. No information has been 

 received as to the injury done by this insect, beyond the report that 

 it was found excessively numerous in the forest. 



A^^. //. — Specimen of a Curculionid beetle of the genus Odoi- 

 porus. It was found on the Preng bamboo. 



V.-DETERMINATION OF SOME INSECT PESTS. 



Referring to previous years. 



I. The bamboo insects, (beetles of the family Bostrichidae) 

 referred to Indian Museum NoteSf Volume I, No. i, page 43, have 

 been determined by Mons. P. Lesnez as belonging to the species 

 Dinoderus pilifrons, Lesne. and Dinoderus minutus, Fabr, 



