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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 



[Vol. 5 



INSECTS AND SPIDERS IN SPANISH MOSS 



{Some Additional Data) 

 By A. H. RosENFELD, Tucuman, Argentine Republic 



In the " Journal of Economic Entomology," Vol. IV, No. 4,^ the 

 writer gave a list of a large number of insects and spiders collected 

 in Spanish Moss during the mnter of 1908-09 and the summer of 

 1909. All of this moss was collected at Mansura, in the Aroyelle's Par- 

 ish, which is located near the centre of the State of Louisiana. 



Having records of the examination of one additional lot of moss, 

 which was taken just across the river from Baton Rouge, La., shortly 

 after the boll-weevil appeared in the Parishes of East and West 

 Baton Rouge, it has been thought well to publish these also. This 

 moss was collected on January 26, 1910, by Prof. Wilmon Newell, 

 the insects and spiders listed, representing the quantity taken from 

 a lot of 14 1-4 pounds. 



The methods of examination of these lots, and of the calculations 

 were described in the article above mentioned. As with the other 

 lots, all insects found in this moss were living, and in the adult state, 

 unless otherwdse mentioned. Acknowledgments are due to the same 

 gentlemen as were mentioned in the preceding article on this subject. 

 The results of these examinations are given in the following table: 



Species 



January; 26, 1909, 14-3 lbs. Tillandsia usneoides 

 Insecta 



Xo. found in Lot 



Paromius longulus 18 



Blattid, immatui-e 8 



Megilla maculata 5 



Nysius calif ornicus 3 



Phalacrus penicellatus 3 



Anthonomus suturalis 2 



GryUid, immature 2 



Harmostes fraterculus 2 



Ceutorynchus sp 



Chalybion caeruleum 



Elaphidion parallelum 



Entylia sinuata 



Haltica ignita 



Largus succinctus 



Lixus musculus 



Scvmnus collaris 



Approximate No. 

 per ton. 

 2,484 

 1,104 



690 



414 



414 



276 



276 



276 



138 



138 



138 



138 



138 



138 



138 



138 



Total Insects 51 



I Pages 398-409 inclusive. 



7,038 



