197 Indian Museum Notes, [ Vol. IV.. 



Seven specimens were reared in the Museum, and Sir G. F. 

 Hampson has been kind enough to determine the species as 

 "Piutella maculata, Curt. = criiczferarum." 



b, It7iopalosex>Jium dianthi, Schrank. 



Infesting brinjal plant. 



In the latter part of December 1896, Babu Probod Chunder De 



forwarded to the Museum specimens of brinjal leaves attacked by 



insects, and reported that he was frequently being troubled with 



these pests who were carrying depredations in his kitchen garden in 



• the vicinity of Calcutta. 



On examining the samples of brinjal leaves they were found to be 

 badly infested with Aphids of the well=known species Rhopalosephum 

 dianthi^ Schrank. 



This insect appears to be a common pest in Europe where it is 

 no doubt an indigene. It hns been reported by different authors as 

 attacking numerous plants, and according to Mr. F, Walker's 

 account it feeds on the following : — Thalidrum minus, Ranunculus 

 bulbosus^ R. hirsutus, R. repens, R, acris, Aquitegia vulgaris 

 Papaver rhseas, Fumaria officinalis, Nasturtium officinale 

 Cochlearia armorac^a, Alliaria officinalis, Erysimum barbarea 

 Capsella Bursa-pastoris, Cakile maritima Brassica oleracea B, 

 rapa, B. campestris, B. naptts, Sinapis arvensis, S. alba S, 

 nigra, Raphanus sativus, R. raphanistrum, Dtanthus, Euphorbia 

 peplus, Crepis iectorum, Potentilla anserina^ Pyrethrum 

 ino-dorum, Myosotis scorpioides, Inula dysenterica, Digitalis 

 Sonchus, Leontodon taraxacum, plantago lanceolata, Mentha 

 hirsuta, Heliotropium peruvianum, Beta vulgaris, B. maritima 

 Calceolaria pinnafa, Callistemma, Tussilago, Geranium rober- 

 tianum, Spergula arvensis^ Bunias kakile, Galium mollugo 

 Crocus^ Dianthus caryophyllus, D. prolifer, Tulipa, Fuchsia 

 coccinea, F. globosa, F. micrantha, Narcissus, Mesembryan~ 

 themum, Hyacinthus, Verbina, Tropseolum tricolor, Solanum 

 tuberosum, Polygonum persicaria, Pimelea sylvatica, Myrtus 

 Citrus, Ruscus androgynus, and Cactus. 



In India this insect was first noticed in 1894 as injurious to rane 

 crop in the district of Berhampur, see Indian Museujn Notes Vol. 

 IV, No. I, p. 23. 



Now that the occurrence of this destructive pest has twice been 

 recorded in India within such a short space of time as two years 



