70 ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



INSECTS OF THE YEAR IN CUBA. 



By Mel. T. Cook, Santiago cle las Vegas, Cuba. 



[Abstract.] 



Of the field crops, the tobacco always suffers greatly from Feltia 

 annexa Tr., which also attacks corn, velvet beans, cabbage, tomatoes, 

 etc. Prodenia commelince S. & A., P. eudiopta Guen., Chloridea 

 virescens Fab., and the larvae of click beetles (Elateridae) also do con- 

 siderable damage. Comparatively little damage is done by Phlege- 

 thontius sexta Joh. Stored tobacco suffers greatly from Lasioderma 

 iestaceum Dufts. 



The corn suffered greatly, and in some cases entire fields were de- 

 stroyed by Laphygma frugiperda S. & A. Heliothis obsoleta Fab., 

 Feltia annexa Tr., Diatrma saccharalis Fab., and certain coleopterous 

 larvae also did some damage. 



The sugar cane suffered to some extent from Diatrcea saccharalis 

 Fab., Heliophila unipuncta Haw., and coleopterous larvae. Both corn 

 and cane suffered greatly from hemipterous insects. 



Coffee suffered greatly from Leucoptera coffeella Stain., especially 

 in the low lands. 



Cotton Avas destroyed in various localities by the boll weevil (An- 

 thonomus grandis Boh.) and in one place by Eriophyes gossypii Bks. 



Vegetables suffered more or less from crickets, aphides., and coleop- 

 terous larvse. Among the most common lepidopterous insects were 

 Pontia monuste L. and Plutella maculipennis Curtis, on cabbage; 

 Diaphania hyalinata L. on cucumber, pumpkin, etc. ; Lineodes Integra 

 Zell. on egg plants; and Papilio polyxenes Fab. on umbelliferous 

 plants. 



Among the fruits, the oranges always suffer greatly from Atta 

 insularis Guer., and in some parts of the island from Solenopsis 

 geminata Fab. One of the most injurious enemies is Pachnceus 

 litus Germ. The Coccidae were numerous but usually kept in check 

 by fungous and hymenopterous parasites. Among the other fruit 

 insects were the Robinsouia formula Grt. on the canestel (Lucuma 

 rivicoa), Melanchroia geometroides Walk, on grosella, a Gonodonta 

 maria Guen. on custard apple (Anona), Hypocala andremona Cram, 

 on Japanese persimmons, and Apate carmelita Fab. on avocado (Per- 

 sea gratissima) . 



Among the most conspicuous enemies of the ornamentals were 

 Calpodes ethlius Cram, on cannas, Eudamus proteus L. and Erebus 

 odora L. on Leguminosae, Agraulis vanilla L. on passion flower 

 (Passiflora), Ithobalus (Papilio) polydamas L. on Aristolochia, and 

 Pseudosphinx tetrio L. on Plumeria. 



o Perhaps a species of Cicca. — Ed. 



