Rothschildia lebeani Guer. Adult", were observed ovipositing or. th L< eves cf 
mombin ( Spondias -purpurea ) . A larva transformed and the a dolt • 
30, 1932. The parent of this larva emerged on August 31, 1931, mated £ ber 
1 to 4, laid eggs September 4, the eggs ha toned September 15, the larvae Qerlted 
September 28, October 5, and October 14, and pupated November 23, 1931. 
Stenoma sororia Zell. Early in November the caterpillars practically disap- 
peared from avocado. Toward the middle of December the next brood of la: - rere 
beginning to appear. During January they were an important pest of avocado and 
continued as such during February. The larvae feed on the tender shoots. 
Stericta albifasc iata Druce was collected on avocado on January 20. 
A new species of Vfolshia was reared from a gall on Diphysa rob inio ides on 
November 22. Another individual emerged on November 30. Adults have also been 
obtained during August and September from these galls. 
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Chloroscirtus forcep s S. & ?. is a minor pest of orange. Specimens were 
collected September 1. 
Cocconotus rnvus Rehn is very destructive to foliage and tender twi ;s of 
orange. During the day they are found hiding in the upper end of bamboo stakes 
that are used to tie up young bamboo trees. Those brmboo stakes are usually 
filled with rain water and the insects are often found with their bodies 3i :-ly 
submerged with the exception of the antennae. They also attack sugarcane, 
geranium ( Pelargonium spp.), and Dracaena fragrans . 
Doru lineare Esch. is an earwig that was found in stored immature corn, 
eating the immature kernels, on September 24. 
Rhipipteryx biolleyi Sauss. has been observed on coffee, cucumber, rice, 
and turnip, but apparently does not do much damage. 
Taeniopoda varipennis P.ehn was found during November as an important pest of 
geranium. 
(1) Det. '.7. Schaus. (2) Det. A. Busck. (3) Det. A. N. Caudell. 
