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plants of all sorts of crops, especially paddy, jute, and arhar, also all 

 vegetables, sugarcane, and big trees ; also rice in graaaries, timber in 

 buildings, and books in almirahs. They are said to disappear from the 

 roots of crops when heavy showers fall, but never to disappear from the 

 roots of trees. 



These are white ants Termites (Neuroptera). 



Aucha poka, said to attack the tender leaves of pulse of all kinds, 

 linseed, juby and teely appearing at the time that the seed germinates, 

 and disappearing wheu the plants get strong. These are Bombycid 

 larvae (Lepidoptera), which cauuot be precisely determined from the im- 

 perfect specimens. 



Sarashi or Kalia poka, said to attack the roots of wheat, barley, 

 peas, mmhury gram, kolai, moog, linseed, khesari, mustard, and sugar- 

 cane, when the plants are young, disappearing when the plants grow 

 stronger* These are obscure dried larvae and pupae of a Lepidopterous 

 insect. 



HanayS^idi to eat the seeds [i.e., fruits produced and not those sown) 

 of mator, khesari, and gram in January, when the wind blows from the 

 south. These are indistinguishable Lepidopterous larva. 



Jhenfi poka, said to attack the roots of sugarcane, rice and chilly 

 plants. There being no specified time for the appearance or disappearance 

 of this pest, which is very scarce and does but little harm. These are 

 two Orthopterous insects, viz., Sohizodacti/lus monstrosus, and a species 

 of Gryllus. 



Small gkora poka, said to attack moog in April, disappearing with 

 the fall of rain. This is Bruchus sp. (Coleoptera) . 



Large gJiora poka^ said to attack wheat. This is Mi/lahvis ^mstulata 

 (Coleoptera) . 



Kapasi poka, said to destroy cotton plants. This insect has been 

 kindly determined by Mr. E. T. Atkinson as Lohita grandis (Hem- 

 eptera). 



Gaudi poka. — This is a Hemipterous insect kindly determined by 

 Mr. E. T. Atkinson as Aspongopus hrunneiis. ' 



Hena poka, said to destroy rice, gram, &c. This is the " wheat and 

 rice weevil,''-' Calandra oryzce (Coleoptera) . 



iS/ims4« /?0/?;«, said to attack mustard. These are remains of obscure 

 caterpillars with many cocoons of chalcid parasites and two pupae of a 

 tachinidfly. 



Grasshoppers foring. — These comprise at least two species of 

 Orthopterous insects— (a) with produced head Atractomorpha sp., {h) 

 not recognized, 



Mai poka, said to destroy grain plants. This is the larva of one 

 of the SphingidcB moths. 



Baga poka, said to damage plants and vegetables, comprises two 



