fard in the Sierras, Oregon and Washington. Inclnded in the 

 above, Mr. Van Duzee has described 47 new species. Tlie col- 

 Icctidn exhibited inelndes series of a large majority of the 

 species ennmerated together with allotypes and paratypes of 

 the new species. All holotypes are in the collections of the 

 California Academy of Sciences. 



ItJiaitiar n. sp. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen of bug 

 collected on Xiu Ridge, February 10th, 1918, which is nn- 

 donbtedly a new species of this genns, or a closely related 

 one." 



APRIL 4th, 1918. 



The one hundred fifty-tirst meeting of the Society was held 

 in the usual place, President Pemlierton in the chair. Other 

 members present: jMessrs. Crawford, Ehrhorn, Fnllaway, Gif- 

 fard, Kuhns, Osborn, Pemberton, Swezey, Timberlake and 

 Willard. ^Nfr. Van dor Goot of Buitenzorg, Java, was a visitor. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 

 Mr. Joseph Rosa was elected to active membership. 



. XOTES AXD EXUIBITIOXS. 



('oitlora))ipsa rcsicidir/cra. — Mv. Swezey exhibited five 

 specimens of this Coniopterig-id collected by him March 17th 

 at Ewa by sweeping on Euphorbia bushes. He stated that he 

 had collected a few specimens at his place in Kaimuki in 1914, 

 which was the first record of its capture in Hawaii. 



Pipunculus sp. — Mr. Timberlake exhibited a Pipunculus 

 fly captured March 25th on the window at the Sugar Planters' 

 Exp(>riment Station. It is thought to be the first record of the 

 capture of a Pij'unicnlus in the city of Honolulu, they custoui- 

 arily rcMuaiuiug in rlicir uatui-nl lialiitat in tlic mountain for- 

 ests. 



* The same species was taken hy Mr. Bridwcll at the Xiuianu Pali on 

 liuphovhia, June, iQi". and later on Eiif^horbia in iao Valley, Maui, 

 1918, by Swezey and Bridwell. 



