Abstract

Among the different zoo-geographical regions into which, India is generally divided the Daccan plateau, lying between the Eastern and Western Ghats, forms a very distinct and important region; and the greater part of this extensive tableland is included in the Indian State of Hydera- bad. Though the flora and fauna of this region are in some respects similar to those of the adjacent coastal plains or the Indo-Gangetic alluvial areas, the peculiarities in the physical features and climate of this tract are found to exercise a considerable amount of influence on the plants and animals inhabiting this tract. In view of the fact that we have hardly any connected records of the insect fauna of this region, a preliminary attempt is made in this paper to present a brief summary of the general features and life habits of two insects which appear to rank as the most important forms which are of great economic importance in the area and which seriously affect the prosperity of the Deccanese farmer.

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