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grecnisli in sonic lights and niuro strongly so on the apical margin; 

 mesoplcura with a rather strong purple luster, the metapleura strongly 

 metallic green ; the ahdomen slightly l)luish black and shining. Scape 

 and pedicel blackish, the tlagellum dusky yellow with the verticillate 

 hairs black. Front and middle legs pale yellow, the front tibiae broadly 

 at the middle and the l)asal third of the middle tibiae fuscous; hind 

 legs fuscous, the tibiae more lilackish. the trochanters, tiie tibiae narrcnvly 

 at base and on the apical hfth. and the tarsi pale yellow ; apex of all the 

 tarsi black. Wings entirely hyaline, the veins mostly yellowish, t!ie mar- 

 ginal vein fuscous. 



DescrilK'd from 2 females, 'A males (type, allolype ami 

 ])arat_v|)es) reared from Eiictil i/niiialu.'< tesseUatii.s (Sii>ii.), IIo- 

 iiohihi, Oalni, Xov. 2() to Dec. 1, 1917 (Fullaway) ; 1 female 

 ( ])arary])e) sii])|)ose(l to have been reared from l^ai-isetia hcmi- 

 sp/idcrlra (Tart--.), Honolulu, A])ril 25, 1912 (Fullaway) ; 1 

 female (])aratype) collected on Cyrtandva, Xiii, Oaliti, Feb. 1, 



1914 ( Swezej) ; and 3 females, 1 male (paratypes) reared 

 from Eucalyninatus tessellatus, Pnu Kapele, Kanai, Fei). l-t, 



1915 (Swezey). 



Examination of the host remains mounted witli the Kauai 

 specimens indicates that the parasite is unquestionahly a ])ri- 

 mary parasite and that only one issues from the nearly full- 

 ii'rowii scale. Fhe record from Saissetia needs conti'-i'iatiou 

 before bein<>' accepted. 



OFFICERS ELECTED FOR 1919. 



Pvesident ..AV. M. Giffard 



Yice-Prejiidenf 1). L. ( 'kawfouo 



Secrrtfirij-Trcds-iircr 1). T. T'li i..v\\ av 



ATessrs. Muir and (iirt'ard were appointccl a ("ommirtee to 

 (•(tn.sidei' desired chauiics in the Constitntion and I'v-Laws. 



The Treasurer reported a balance in the treasuiv of 



$57.38. 



