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al)ini<lant at Bar])er's Point near the coast. He commented on 

 the i!;eneral scarcity of this species previonsly. 



Coniocompsa ceslcullgera. — ^Ir. Bridwell recorded collect- 

 ing on the Ewa Coral Plain three or four specimens of this 

 small Coniopterygid. The species was taken two or three 

 times when tirst noticed a few years ago, and again last year 

 at this locality l)y ]Mr. Swezey. 



('ejjlialonoinia sp. — Mr. Bridwell also recorded finding the 

 small Ijlack Ccplialonoriiia, reported at last meeting from the 

 brackish marshes at Waikiki, in twigs of Ennhorhid from the 

 Ewa Coral Plain, and rearing the same from the larvae <)f 

 Hypoihenemus or related Scolytids. It was not known whether 

 the species has ])een described or not, 



PhUella capparidis. — Mr. Bridwell recorded finding a new 

 species of PluteUa feeding on the surface of (''apparis leaves 

 and doing a small amount of mining. It is distinct from 

 macuHpennis and albovenosa and Mr. Swezey has descrihed it 

 as Fhdella capparidis.^ 



Proterhinus on Sida. — Mr. Bridwell recorded finding spec- 

 imens of a Proterhinus while sweeping Sida ]>lants on the 

 Ewa Coral Plain. It proves to be the same species taken l)y 

 Mr. Timberlake on Tjipochaeia on Diamond Head. (Later 

 determined by Dr. Perkins as P. deceptor). 



ProferJrlnus on Ipomoca. — Mr. Bridwell recoi'ded collecting 

 a species of Proterhinus from dead stems of Ipon\oea hona- 

 nox on Tantalus, June 22nd. Five adult si)ecimens and lar- 

 vae were recovered. It seems to be the same s])ecies ])reviously 

 reared from CJernwnfia. (Later determined l)y Dr. I'erkius 

 as P vestitus). 



3 ew Cerandnjcid. — Mr. Bridwell exhibited speciuieus of a 

 Ceraud)ycid beetle belonging to the subfamily Lainiiui, which 

 appears to be new to the islands. It resembles ProsopJiis 

 hardcii but has two carinae on the base of the elvtra. The 



*See page 382 for description. (Ed.) 



