Small series of Ilhnriiia fuJJati-aijl var. ,V11 off Arriy- 



roxiphium sp. 

 From Waikamoi, East Maui, approximately 4,000 feet 



elevation : 

 Large series of IJhurnia sp. off Gunnera petaloidea. 

 Large series of Ilhurnia sp. off Pipturus. 

 Small series of Ilhurnia sp. off Cyanea aculcat'iflora. 

 Small series of Ilhurnia sp. close to /. hlack-hurui, off 



Cyanea h am matiflora . 

 Both sexes and nymphs ^vere represented, 



Hawaii Delphacids. — Mr. Giffard exhibited a collection of 

 Delphaeidae collected by himself on the Island of Hawaii dur- 

 ing the months of July and August. With the exception of a 

 few hours collecting in a remote district, the whole collection 

 was taken within a radius of 5 or miles from his residence 

 in Olaa near the Volcano Kilanea. The exhil)it included the 

 following: 



Series of all the o known species of Nesodryas from 

 that Island, Avith the addition of a small series of one new 

 species from Ajrtidesma' platypliyllum. 



A large series of Nesodryas munroi from Dodonca vis- 

 cosa var. spatlndata, which hitherto has only been taken 

 sparsely on the Island of Lanai on the same food-plant. 



Of the species of the Leialolia and Alolui groups, all 

 were collected with a view to sorting out variations in 

 color. A small series of one new species of Alolia{ ?) taken 

 on the sand desert at the Volcano off the common fern, 

 NepJirolepis exaltata, will make the fourth of the genus so- 

 far taken on the Island of Hawaii. 



The genus Ilhurnia was also well represented by all the 

 species with the exception of one species from Kona (which 

 place was not visited) and two other old species Avhich have 

 not as yet been verified by the capture of males. The com- 

 mon species of this large genus were taken on this occasion 



