Among the pests recorded, so far on groundnut, the only serious pest to do havoc on the subterranean portions of the plant happens to be Sphenotera pertotetti F. The external symptoms on the plant due to the infestation of this pest, are wilting of the upper portions of the stem, resulting in the gradual death of the plant. Apart from this pest, one other soil borne insect affecting the pods and kernels of groundnut crop had been recorded by Cherian and Basheer (1940) and they have registered maximum infestation upto 13.5% under Tindivanam conditions. This solitary instance of Demapteran pest, Euporellia stali D. was noticed affecting the pods and kernels of groundnut, to a considerable extent, under field conditions, while harvesting the exotic Tanganyikan variety, Asiriya mwitunde at Regional Research Station, Tindivanam (Tamil Nadu). To assess the nature and extent of infestation caused by the pest, detailed observations were made..
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