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the tamarind weevil very numerous in the pods and seeds of 

 the tamarind tree growing in the yard of the Central Union 

 Church. In the same pods were found a great many of the 

 larger tamarind weevils {Caryoborus gonagra). A species of 

 Bethylid (Perisierola) was also found, which seemed to he 

 parasitic on a small pink caterpillar. The caterpillar lived, 

 however, forming a cocoon, from which a small moth emerged, 

 determined by Mr. Swezey as Myelois ceratoniae. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES BY :MR. BRIDWELL. 



Euscelinus peregrinus. — This species has been reared from 

 ^inoxylon conigerum. 



Ischiogoivus palliatus. — This parasite was secured fi-om 

 a koa log with larvae of Plagithmysus pulverulenius. Two or 

 three lots were also reared from NeocJytarlus. Tt re(|nires two 

 to three weeks from eg^ to adult. 



New Food Plant of Pink Boll 1Fo/-/h.— On July 4th, in 

 ^N^uuanu. al)Ove pumping station, Ifl/jiscns i/omigidinis \va> 

 found. The dry pods contained a ])n])al skin positively <le- 

 termined by Mr. Swezey as that of Pectinoplioni goss-ypielhi. 

 It is worthy of note that Hillebrand in his Flora of the 

 TIawaiian Islands, p. ol, in a note on (rdssi/plinn (now 

 KoMa) drynarioides Seeman says: ''The ripe seeds ai-e mostly 

 spoiled by worms, for in consequence of the imperfect dehi- 

 scence of the capsuh^ tliey are retained an nndnc leugtli of 

 time." It is probable that the injury referred to was caused 

 I)y Pecfinopliora. 



Sell isf ore nis- eoniufii.s. — This Bostrychid was found boring 

 in twigs of small diameter. The eggs are deposited in the bot- 

 tom of the burrow; the larvae continued to burrow further 

 down ; in this way the insect serves as a twig-pruner. Kiawe 

 twigs have often been found following the recent storm com- 

 pletely destroyed in this way. Somewhat similar work is done 

 by Si)wxylon, but Sinoxylon frequently uses considerably larger 

 wood, while the bulk of Seliistocerus bores com])arativcly small 



