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I desire at this time to report having received from Mr. W. 

 M. Giffard 34 boxes of pinned insects as a present to the Board 

 of Agriculture and Forestry. These insects represent many of 

 the rare endemic species of our fauna and were collected and 

 mounted by Mr. Giffard during the last ten years. Roughly esti- 

 mated there are about 3800 specimens, all nicely mounted and 

 labeled, and representing insects from all the islands of the group. 

 This donation adds much to our own collection and supplies many 

 vacancies which would take years to fill. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



REPORT ON PARASITES. 



Honolulu, March 31, 1915. 



E. M\ Ehrhorn. Esq., Superintendent of Entomology. 



Sir: — I submit herewith my report on the operations of the 

 insectary during the month of March, 1915: 



PROPAGATION. 



Diachasma fitllaivayi — 782 females and 1564 males. 

 DiacJiasma tryoni — 115 females and 230 males. 

 Tetrastichus giffardi—7625. 



LIBERATION. 



Diachasma fitUazmyi — 781 females and accompanying males. 



Diachasma tryoni — 28 females and accompanying males. 



Tetrastichus giffard i — 9200. 



The Tetrastichus was liberated as follows: 



Nuuanu Valley, 3800; Insectary, 3700; Maunawili, 500; Puna- 

 hou, 100; Kalakaua Ave., 100; U. S. Experimental Station, 1000. 



The African Diachasma was liberated as follows : 



Nuuanu Valley, 285; Insectary, 293; Maunawnli, 8; Kaneohe, 

 25; Campbell's Piikoi St., 60; U. S. Experiment Station, 110. 



The Australian Diachasma was liberated as follows : 



Nuuanu Valley, 12; Insectary, 8; U. S. Experiment Station, 8. 



The number of pupae handled during the period corresponding 

 to the above emergence was 26,200 for Diachasma fullazvayi and 

 1739 for Tetrastichus giffardi. The percentage of parasitism esti- 

 mated on these figures is less than 1% for the former and 3% 

 for the latter. 



Respectfully submitted, 



D. T. FULLAWAY. 



