Insects from Jahore. — ]\[r. ]\Iant exhibited a small eollee- 

 iton of attractive insects from Jahore, Malay Straits — inoths 

 found in a garden, beetles from the forest; and a blue chry- 

 isidid funnd in a railway tie. 



Insects from Barlxidos. — Mv. Wilder exhiliirccl ihc follow- 

 ing insects recently received from Iiai-bados: Dlaprepes al)- 

 hreviatus, Phytalus smithi, both of which are the adults of 

 sugar cane root grubs ; Tiphia paralella, a parasite on the grubs 

 •of P. smithi. 



Nesodryas perJcinsi. — Mr. Timberlake exhibited a male of 

 this Delphacid taken on Clcrmontia l-alx-eatid at Mahiimilama. 

 July 28. 



Nesodryas Jjotjcae. — Air. Timl)erlake exhibited a female 

 -of this Delphacid collected on Palolo Ridge, April 8th, 1017. 

 This species has not been collected since 1905. 



Diachasma tryoni. — This Braconid parasite of the Aledi- 

 terranean fruitfly was reported common by ]\rcssrs. Wilder, 

 Swezey and Fullaway, all having found it working ou infested 

 fi'uit in Honolulu gardens. 



SEPTEMBER 5th, 1918. 



The one hundred iifty-seventh meeting of the Society was 

 held in the usual place, Vice-President Timberlake in the chair 

 Other members present: Messrs. Ehrhorn, Fullaway, Giffard. 

 Potter, Swezey and Williams. Mr. Fordyce Grinnell, Ji-.. 

 ■was a visitor. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



The Secretary was instructed to prepare copies of the rules 

 for the preparation of descriptive papers adopted at the last 

 nioetiuii' and distribute the same to the active members. 



