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nata, 10 specimens, 5 species; Nenroptera, 12 specimens, 8 

 species. 



In the collection, the following- 2o species* have heen noted 

 which also occnr in Hawaii : IIvmeno]^tera — .l/;/.s' mellifera 

 L., Polisfes lirhracus Fab., Piston liospcs Sni., Pison Iridi pcnnis 

 Sm., Erania nppoidlf/asfcr (L.), Kra-nid sericea Cam., Isrlnu- 

 f/oniis palliafiis (Cam.), Encijrfius infclix Eml». DiDtora — 

 Stcf/omyia sciifclhiris (Walk.). (Inani ptopsUupiis paicilifer 

 Thoms., CJiiromyia ( ScjjpJicIld ) j'hini L. Le])i(l<.pt(n-a — Ano- 

 sia erlppus Cram., Phisia rJialciU's E.sp.. !<tiich('r]iiiuix fcsfncens 

 Bntl. Coleoptera — Necrohia ruppes Fab., Araeceriis fascicida- 

 fus (De Geer), Rhahdocnemis obsnira (Eoisrl.). lleteroptera 

 — (jreotomiis pi/f/niaeus Dallas, Eediirlolns ciipsiformis (Germ.), 

 Ortlioptera — (iryJlus ocpanuiix Le (Juill, I'cri phiitcin ni,slrnhi- 

 slac Fab., Leucophaea surinainciists Fab., PJti/lIodioinid noftt- 

 lata (Stab), P. ohhisata Brnnn., Chcllsoclics inorlo (Ful).)- 



Kllauea Insects. — Mr. Giffard exhibited a Cv»llection of 

 insects made bv him at Kilanea last summer. 



Cleradn aptcicornis. — Mr. Ehrhorn r('])orted hndinii' this 

 predacious bug in a pigeon's nest after the iic-" had be^en 

 vacant for six months. 



AcaUes sp. — ^fr. Ehrhorn exhibited a specimen ot" this 

 genus of Ciirculionid lieetles found in decaying W(wd. 



Jassid on Amaranth. — Mr. Swe/.ev reported finding on 

 Amarantus spinosns growing by the roadside in Makiki 'Val- 

 ley, the same Jassid exhibited by Mr. Ehrhorn at the previous 

 meet iiig. 



C yiiplnphlchia illcpida in )naradain la mil. — Mr. Swezey 

 exhibit('(l a s|)eeimen of thi.s Tortricid moth bre(l f-'uii a maca- 

 (himiii imt. Several of the nuts were brought in by 'S\\\ Hig- 

 gins, Xovember 19th, from i\[r. Jordan's place on Wvllie 

 street. The outer husk of the nut was being eaten oy lepidop- 

 terous larvae feedinu' between it and the nut. in some cases 



* The determinations of these species were made l)y Messrs. Swezey, 

 Bridwell and Timberhike.— [Ed.] 



