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  a 
  Braconid 
  : 
  These 
  four 
  are 
  parasites 
  upon 
  the 
  larvae 
  of 
  Omiodcs 
  

   acccpta, 
  the 
  cane 
  leaf-roller. 
  The 
  liracc^nid 
  is 
  most 
  ahundant. 
  

   Echthroniorpha 
  occurs 
  only 
  in 
  the 
  hi.c^her 
  cane 
  fields. 
  

  

  Ceiitistcs 
  amcricana: 
  Parasitic 
  on 
  Coccinclla 
  rcpanda. 
  A 
  few 
  

   seen. 
  

  

  DIPTERA 
  

  

  PipHuculns 
  sp:* 
  This 
  internal 
  parasite 
  of 
  the 
  leaf-hopper 
  was 
  

   found 
  in 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  plantations 
  of 
  the 
  island 
  except 
  Puako 
  

   and 
  most 
  of 
  those 
  of 
  Kohala. 
  

  

  Xanthogramuni 
  grandiconiis: 
  Common. 
  Its 
  larvae 
  feed 
  upon 
  

   cane 
  aphis 
  and 
  other 
  species 
  of 
  aphis. 
  

  

  VoluccUa 
  obcsa: 
  This 
  large 
  blue 
  Syrphid 
  very 
  abundant 
  every- 
  

   where. 
  

  

  Erisfalis 
  tcnax: 
  Only 
  a 
  few 
  seen. 
  

  

  Erisfalis 
  pinicfitJafits: 
  Very 
  abundant. 
  

  

  A 
  Tachinid 
  : 
  Parasitic 
  on 
  Omiodcs 
  acccpta; 
  a 
  few 
  seen. 
  

  

  Lantana 
  Fly 
  (Agromyzidae): 
  Has 
  been 
  introduced 
  in 
  Hama- 
  

   kua, 
  and 
  its 
  work 
  is 
  showing. 
  

  

  LEPIDOPTERA 
  

  

  Omiodcs 
  hlackhnrni: 
  The 
  palm 
  leaf 
  -roller 
  is 
  doing 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  

   of 
  damage 
  to 
  palms 
  on 
  the 
  windward 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  island. 
  

  

  Omiodcs 
  acccpta: 
  The 
  cane 
  leaf-roller 
  is 
  found 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   everywhere, 
  but 
  is 
  not 
  injurious 
  except 
  in 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  high- 
  

   est 
  fields, 
  about 
  1200- 
  1800 
  feet 
  elevation. 
  Parasites 
  are 
  do- 
  

   ing 
  good 
  work 
  in 
  keeping 
  it 
  from 
  getting 
  worse. 
  

  

  Hxiiiciiia 
  rccurvalis: 
  This 
  moth 
  is 
  very 
  abundant 
  in 
  cane 
  fields, 
  

   its 
  larvae 
  feed 
  upon 
  an 
  Amaranth-like 
  weed 
  (Eitxolua). 
  

  

  Lantana 
  ^loth 
  : 
  This 
  apparently 
  was 
  introduced 
  in 
  Hamakua 
  

   along 
  with 
  the 
  lantana 
  fly, 
  and 
  is 
  helping 
  it 
  in 
  preventing 
  the 
  

   production 
  of 
  lantana 
  seed. 
  

  

  Cutworms 
  : 
  Are 
  reported 
  to 
  be 
  very 
  destructive 
  to 
  garden 
  crops. 
  

  

  Pier 
  is 
  rapac: 
  Abundant 
  in 
  cabbage 
  patches. 
  

  

  Vanessa 
  tamcamea: 
  This 
  beautiful 
  native 
  butterfly 
  is 
  abundant, 
  

   especially 
  above 
  the 
  1,000 
  foot 
  elevation. 
  

  

  Anosia 
  plexippus 
  \ 
  Very 
  abundant 
  in 
  lower 
  regions. 
  

  

  Lycaeiia 
  hlackbnrni: 
  Scarce. 
  

  

  Lycacna 
  bactica: 
  Very 
  abundant, 
  its 
  larvae 
  feeding 
  upon 
  beans, 
  

   crotalaria 
  and 
  other 
  legumes. 
  

  

  * 
  Since 
  described 
  as 
  P. 
  jiivator 
  Perkins. 
  

  

  