The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the food security situation in Cuba using the National Food Security Index (NFSI) and compare it with neighboring countries with geographic and environmental similarities in order to provide policy implications for strengthening food security in Cuba. According to the analysis, Cuba’s food security level is in the NFSI Red Level. It is one of the lowest in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. Analysis of factors affecting food security levels showed that extreme weather events (i.e. high temperatures, heavy rainfall), political instability, and uncertainties such as the COVID-19 pandemic were the main factors threatening food security in 9 LAC countries, including Cuba. Results of this study can be used as a basis for diagnosing and strengthening the food security situation in Cuba. They will be helpful for future international cooperation and linkages between Cuba and Korea, including food aid and agricultural technology cooperation.

한국산 Podabrus속은 Heyden(1887)이 P. heydeni Kiesenwetter를 처음으로 보고한 후, 현재까지 총 9종이 기록되었지만, 5종이 오동정으로 확인되었으며, 3신종, P. jirisanensis n. sp., P. fragiliformis n.sp., P. circumangulatus n. sp.을 발견, 기재하였다. 분포가 의심스러운 P. nigriventris Fischer는 본 논문에서 재확인하지 못하였다. 또한 Cantharinae아과에 속하는 속과 Podabrus속에 속하는 종에 대한 검색표와 채집지 및 해부현미경 사진을 수록하였다.