No. 3.] Fruit trees, 119 



In November, 1900, the Superintendent of Gardens, Raj Dur- 

 bhangha, writing from Rajnagar, sent some caterpillars which he 

 reported to be damaging the lemon seedlings in the gardens. 



The insects were received in a rotten condition. They are the 

 larva of some species of Papilio, probably of P. demolius, Linnaeus, 

 referred to in " Indian Museum Notes/' vol. i, p. 93, pi. vi, 

 fig. 1, a, imago ; b, pupa?, dorsal and lateral views; and c, larva 

 (1889), under its synonymic name P. eritkonius, Cramer. The larva 

 of this butterfly is well known to damage young trees of orange, 

 lime/ pomelo, etc., but does practically no harm to old and well-estab- 

 lished trees. Destroying the caterpillars which are easily seen by 

 hand-picking is the best remedy for this pest. 



On Vitis viflifera, Linn. Natural Order Ampelidece. The Grape 



vine. 



1. Chasrocampa butus, Cramer. Family Sphingidae. Suborder 

 Phalsense. Order Lepidoptera. Plate X, fig. 2, 



The larvae of Chaerocampa butus, Cramer, were found feeding on 

 the leaves of a grape-vine growing in the compound of the Indian 

 Museum during the rainy season. The moth is found throughout 

 India, Ceylon, Burma, the Andaman Isles, in Borneo and in Java. The 

 figure is taken from one of the moths which were bred on the vine. 



2. Scutellera nobilis, Fabricius. Family Scutelleiidae. Order 

 Hetniptera. Plate XVI, figs. 3, imago; 3a, larva at first stage, 

 enlarged; 3b, larva at larger stage, enlarged; 3c, double row of 

 eggs, top view, natural size ; 3^, top view of six eggs, enlarged; je } 

 side view of one row of eggs, natural size ; jf, side view of four eggs, 

 enlarged. 



On May 27th, 1901, Babu N. N. Banerjee, Superintend- 

 ent of the Siripur Farm, Raj Hutwa, forwarded to the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta, three phials containing the eggs, young larvae, 

 and imagines of Scutellera nobilis, Fabricius. He notes that the 

 insect <( Has recently attacked the grape-vine in the garden, this 

 being the first appearance of the insect in these parts. The eggs 

 were laid upon the leaves in longitudinal rows generally two deep. 

 The larvae are of a bright red colour, and are found in clusters feed- 

 ing on the leaves, which they perforated. The insects are active in 

 the pupal stage also ; the fruit being found attacked by the larvae, 

 pupae and fully developed imago. The leaves when attacked shrivel 

 up very noticeably." The measures he adopted to destroy the pest 



