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at the Exiioriment Station. All come near to P. ierry'i de- 

 scribed from Kauai. Two specimens of the latter species were 

 exhibited, collected recently by Mr. Timberlake at Grove Farm, 

 Kauai. 



Frotevliinus maurus. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen of 

 this, the largest species of this genns of beetles. He also exhib- 

 ited twigs of the large-leaved Suttonia (considered a distinct 

 but undescribed species by Mr. Rock), collected by Mr. Brid- 

 well May 23rd, on Mt. Olympns, showing the work of tho lar- 

 vae of this beetle. The adult beetle exhibited had l)rc<l dut 

 after the twigs were brought down. Mr. Swezey called to 

 attention that in the Fauna Ilawaiiensis Dr. Perkins recorded 

 this ProtcrJi'nius from Pelea, which is an error, as the original 

 specimens Avere collected from this same large-leaved species of 

 Suttonia. 



AE(/oso)na rcfle.nnn. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a hirva aii<l a 

 ))npa of this Prionid beetle taken from a (k^ad and rotten ohia 

 ti-ee beside the :\lt. Olympus Trail, May 2?>vd. 1018. There 

 were a good many larvae of various sizes in the tree. This 

 indicates that the species is common on this island, whereas a 

 few years ago it was considered rare. 



Xcsosi/finc li-oaf. — Mr. I>n'dwell reported the finding of 

 this leafho])})er on koa in the uvw ])laiitiiiii of Acaria l-oti on 

 Sugar Loaf, ]\[ay 2Gth. 



Cerfiinhyctd in pods of Acacia fai'nesiana. — ^Ir. P)rJd\v('lI 

 rcjiorted that on May 30th, 1918, while examining pods of 

 Acacia farnesiana, recently-dead pods were found rather frc^ 

 (]uently infested by a Cerambycid. The same species was 

 fouud ]»i'c\iously in old lima bean pods, and is the one ])i-e- 

 viously reported bred from dead petioles of papaya (Carica 

 papaia)." The larvae are pugnacious and attack others wlien 

 placed in the same ])ox. and in no case was move than one larv;i 

 found in a ]iod. The ])0(ls niincked were apjiarently those 

 previously morh-eaten by the Toi'ti'ieid ( ' n//t/()))Jih'hia iUcpidn. 



* Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc. \\\.\>. 3S8. 1918. 



