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Cicadidae. 



Mogannia hebes Walker; Java. 



Aleyrodidae. 



Ncomaskelliatiergii Signoret; Formosa, oriental regions. 



Alcurolobus longicornis Zehntner, and Aleyrodes lactea Zetintner; Java. 



Aphididse. 



Oregma lanigera Zehntner; Formosa; very injurious. 

 Geoica lucifuga Zehntner; Formosa. 



Miridae (Cap.sldae). 



Lygus oryzx Matsumura and L. sacchari Matsumura; Formosa. 

 Feriscopus mundulus Breddin; Java. 



Tlngitidae. 



Serenthia formosana Matsumura; Formosa. 

 Lcptodictya tabida H. Schaeffer; Mexico. 



Lygaeidse. 



Cymnus tabaci Matsumura; Formosa. 

 Colabathristcs saccharicida Karsch; Java. 



Coreldae. 



Cletus trigonus Thunberg, C. bipunctatus H. S., Riptortus fuscus Fabricius, and Leptocorisa varicornis 

 Fabricius; Formosa. 



Pentatoniidae. 



Scotinophora tarsalis VoU., Menida histrio Fabricius, Nezara viridula Linnaeus, and Coptosoma cribraria 

 Fabricius; Formosa. 



THYSANOPTERA. 



HeliotJirips striatoptera Kobus, Physopus sexnoiatus Zehntner, Oxythrips binervis Kobus, Parthenothrips 

 (?) kobusi Van Deventer, Stenothrips (?) zehntneri Van Deventer, Thrips sacchari Kriiger, T. scrrata 

 Kobus, T. minuta Van Deventer, and Phlceothrips lucasseni Kriiger; Java. 



Phi ceothri ps pallidicornis Matsumuva; Formosa. 



COLEOI'TERA. 

 Bostrychidse. 



Dinode.tus minutus Fabricius; India. (See Bamboo.) 



Scarabseidse. 



Oryctes rhinoccrus Linnajus (see Palms), Xylotrupes dichotomus Linnseus, and Ligyrus rugiceps Le 

 Conte; the destructive scarabseids, vs^hose larvae feed at the cane roots; oriental regions. 



Xylotrupes gideon Linnseus, Anomala xnea Perty, Adoretus umbrosus Fabricius (see Rose), and Holo- 

 trichia leucophthalma Wiedemann; the very destructive scarabaeids, whose larvae feed at the roots of 

 cane; Java; oriental regions. 



Holotrichia vidua; attacks cane in the Philippines. 



Tenebrlonldae. 



Gonoccphalum (Opatrum) acutangulum Fairmaire, which bores in sugar cane and tobacco stalks. 



Elateridse. 



Agriotes formosanus, A. taichuensis , A. sacchari, J^olus vittatus, Cardiophorus dcvastans, C. formosanus , 

 Ludius suturalis, and Lacon shirakii, all described by Matsumura; Formosa and oriental regions. 



Chrysomelidae. 



Monolcpta nigrobilineata Motschulsky; Colaspidea metallica Rossi, a very injurious species; Nodostoma 

 lateralis Matsumura and Hispa callicantha Baly; Formosa and oriental regions. 



Brachyrhinidae. 



Echinocncmus squamcus Billberg, Mylloccrus brunneus Matsumura, M. guttulus Matsumura, Episomus 

 albinus Matsumura, Cneorhinus albiguttatus Matsumura, Phytoscaphus formosanus Matsumura, 

 Tanymecus rusticus Fabricius (a very injurious species); Formosa. 



Hypomeccs unicolor Fabricius, which breeds at the roots of young cane and also attacks rice; Java. 



Curculionidse. 



Lixus vctula Fabricius; Formosa. 



Baris saccharivora Matsumura; Formosa. 



Calandridae. 



Khy7ichophorus palmarum hmnoius; Trinidad. (See Coconut palm.) 

 Cosmopolites sordidus Germar; Pacific Islands. (See Banana.) 



