425 



Insect Notes (Continued): — 



Pseudococcus bromeliae (mealy-bug), 

 283. 



— calceolaria (mealy-bug), 154. 



— sacchari (mealybug), 154. 

 Purple scale (Mz/tilasjiis heclcii), 366. 

 Pyiophorus noctilucus (luminous night- 

 flying beetle), 250, 410. 



— sp., 298. 



lied spider mite (Tetrani/chus telarius), 



74. 

 Rhinoceros beetle (Straief/us ahnus), 



172. 

 Ehynchophorus palraarum (giu-gru 



beetle), 172. 

 Rice worm (Lnphi/gma frv^/ijierda), 



267. 

 Sai.ssetia oleae (black soak'), 58. 

 Scapteriscu.s didactylus (mole cricket), 



138. 

 Scarabee or .Jacobs (Euscepes hatatae), 



138, 298. 



— and other pests of the sweet 

 potato, 74- 



Schistocerca paranensis (South Amer- 

 ican locust), 107, 331. 



— peregrina, 106. 



Scyranus ..chroderus (coccinellid 



beetle). 298. 

 Slugs or ' leather jackets ' {Veronicella 

 " occidental^). 139. 202. 

 Small black hard back {Di/scineln^ 



Mlciitaltis) 'J66. 



moth boier (Diatraea canella), 266. 



— (Diatraea sa/yharnis], 



266. 



Soil grubs in the West Indies, 186,202. 

 Solenopsis geminata (black stinging 



ant). 309. 

 Some insect pests in .Jamaica, 202, 298. 

 South American locust (Schistoeeroi 



pxyMiensis), 331. 

 ■ coast white grub {Pkiilhij.haja 



•laani'xina), 218, 330, 331. 

 Sphynx or hawk moth {I'mfn/.arri' 



'•<,nvvii!uh). 341. 

 Spiny citrus white fly {Alenrncanthus 



,>r„/luiid)—a potential pest of 



citrus trees, 10. 282. 

 Spread of the pirk boll worm, 122. 

 Stenocranus saccharivoros [Delphas 



saccharivorus 1 (sugar-cane leaf-hop- 

 per), 282. 

 Strategus aloeus (rhinoceros beetle), 



172 



titanus (coco-nut beetle), 2S2. 



Sugar-cane froyhopper (T"mns}i!s 



.•aria) in Grenada, 77. 90. 



— leaf- hopper {Stewicranm H'iccha- 

 ri'vjrm [Delpha.x saccharivora], 282. 



moth borer (Diaduei. MccfMrahs), 



138, 151. 

 root borer tDlafi-'/Hii nl.hyei'i- 



atus) 154. 



— white .grubs {I'hyll'/phmia »m- 

 dinei) in Porto Rico, 330. 



Insect NTotes (Concluded): — 



Sweet potato moth (Protaparce cingu- 1 

 lata), 74. 



— — weevil (C>/las formkarius), 

 74, 298. 347. 



Sylepta helcit&lis, 74, 138. 



'Tac-tac' ant (Odontomac/ms haema- 



todes), 309. 

 Tetranychus telarius (red spider mite), 



74. 

 Thrips tabaci (oninu tbrips), 139. 

 Tomaspis tiavilatera (froghopper), 266. 



— pictipennis (froghopper, 90. . 



— saccharina (froghopper), 90, 138. 



— varia (sugar-cane froghopper), in 

 Grenada, 77, 90. 



Tortoise beetle (Coptocxcla flavoli- 



iH-a/a), 298. 

 Trapping of the cotton stainer (Z^r-f- 



deiri/s ile/aiiiu'vi), 267. 

 Velvet bean caterpillar, 42. 

 Veronicella occidentalis (Dominica 



' palute', St. Lucia ' leather jacket'), 



74, 139. 

 A'insonia st.ellifera (glassy star scale) 



282. 

 Warble flies, 331. 



— iAy, (//rjiadcrma li<n'/s), 3\i, 



— — , ( ' —///«■«/«/«>, 314, 331. 

 Wax moth (GaUcria m':lloii('Ua\ 298. 

 Weevils of the genus Diaprepes in the ' 



West Indies, 186. 

 White riy (Alnirodcs (ilri), 382. 



— grubs injuring sugar-cane in 

 Porto Rico, 2 IS, -234, 250. 



Wuolly pyrol moth (Anticarsia \Thcr-\ 

 !>icsia\ gei/rna/i/is), 138. 



— — — caterpillar, 42. 

 Xyleborus sp. (pin-hole borer), 282. 



Insect Parasites and I'redators : — 

 Alciiorrhynchus grandis, 42. 

 Anagrus ilavescens. 154 

 Australian beetle (N'oviiis cardinalis), 



366. 

 liroohymena aimulata, -12. 

 Callida decora, 42. 

 Campsomeris dorsata (scoliid wasp), 



2.^.0. 

 Cryptomeigenia aurifacies (tachinid 



Hy). 2.50, 330. 

 Delpbastus oatalinae (ladybird beetle), 



•282. 

 Diachasma fullawayi, 170. 

 . — tryoni, 1 70. 

 Dirhinus gittardi, 1 TC. 

 Elaterid beetle ( Pvn>p/ioi-,is liimlii 



osiis), 250. 

 Euphorocera lloridensi.s, 42. 

 Euryrhyvichus lloridensif, 42. 

 Kutrisoides .jonesii (tachinid fly), 250 

 Galesussilve.strii, 170. 

 Horn liy ( Lvperosia irrifans), 298. 

 Itoplectis rut'uscula 42. 

 .Jack Spaniard U'.ilistcs ci-iniius) 138 

 Ladybird beetl-s KDclfhaslin '-a/a- 



.'//,--,v), 282. 



Insect Parasites and Predators (Con- 

 cluded): — 

 Ladybird beetle {Liosi-Yiiuats diver-. 



sipis), 282 

 Large black dung beetle {Phanaeus 



iidiatiis), 298. 

 Lily caterpillar (Xanlhapastis tiinais), 



298. 

 Lioscymnus diversipes (ladybird 



beetle). 282. 

 Lyperosia iiritans (horn fly). 298. 

 Metamasius hemipterus, 298. 

 Novius cardinalis (Australian beetle), 



366. 

 Opius humilis, 170. 



— perproximus, 170. 

 Paralucilia macellaria (screw-worm 



fly,) 298. 

 Parasitic Fungi (see Entomogenous 



Fungi). 

 Phanaeus sulcatus (large black dung 



beetle), 298. 

 Plae.siusjavanus, 298. 

 Podisus maculiventris, 42. 

 Polistes criuitus (.Tack Spaniard), 138, 

 Prospaltella lahorensis. 382. 

 Pyrophorus luminosus (Elaterid beetle, 



wire worm), 250 330. 

 Salpingogaster nigra, 90. 

 Scoliid wasp (Campsonicris dorsafa), 



250. 



— — {Tip/iia p,u;,//(/a), 13S, 

 154. 203. 26(;. 



Screw- worm fly (Panilncilia iinh-ei- 



laria) 298. 

 Tachinid fly (Cr\pt()i;!iii>c/iia atirifa- 



dcs). 250. 330.' 

 ■ — — (Eiitri.xoidcs ioiiiiii), 



250. 

 Tetrastichus gitfardi, 170, 171. 

 Tiphia parallela (Scoliid wasp), 135, 



1 54. 203, 266. 

 Wireworra. Elaterid beetle (Pyro- 



pJionis lumincsiis). 250, 330. 

 Xanthopastis timaia (lily caterpillar), 



298. 

 Xiphidium .sp.. 90 

 /elus rubidus. 42. 282 

 Internationalfaii. Lyons 1917, 217, 



— sugar committee, 377. 

 Iodine content of foods, 2S(j. 

 Ipomiva sp., 347. 



Iron sulphate solutions, .spraying y' IJuw 



pine-apple plants with, 157. 

 Irrigation as crop insurance, 265. 



— in .fava. 300. 



.Jaboticaba (Myrciavia caulifloni), 174- 

 .Jack bean (Canrnalia cnsiformis.), pr'> 



tein compounds in, 37. 

 '.Jak", .Taca, or jack fruit (Arkicarpo.s in- 



tegrifo'ia) [integra], 119, 174. 

 Jamaica and the food supply questi .n^ y, 

 — , central factories for, 151. 



