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■rwigs. It has been found in Ktiplioyhia, dead hibiscus, liaiuhoo, 

 dead drv sugar cane, etc. It makes a characteristic noise in 

 Avorking. 



Eupclimis species. — A k^rge species of Eujid nnis was 

 reared from Xeoclytarlus, prohahlv new, and one of the largest 

 species found. 



Gordius. — Mr. Bridwell also exhibited a specimen of this 

 parasitic worm infesting caterpillar in dead ieie stem. 



Tnjpoxyloii hicolor. — lie also reported finding nests of 

 Trypoxylon hicolor in the mountains since 1915, but few on 

 the lowlands. The cocoon is long and tapering and separated 

 from the container; at the bottom is a well in which the 

 meconium is left so that it does not contaminate the larva. 



SEPTEMBER 4th, 1919. 



The lC8th meeting of the kSociety was held at the usual 

 place. Messrs. Timberlake, Williams, Willard, Grinnell, Pem- 

 berton. Osborn, Rosa and Bridwell present. J^o officers being 

 present, Mr. Pemberton was chosen as rhairinan nud Mr. 

 Bridwell as Secretary pro tem. 



The minutes of the previous meetiug were read aud ap- 

 proved. 



.\()'ri:s AM» KXHi r.ri'ioxs. 



Eiistalis aeneus. — Mr. Osborn reported Erififalis aeneus 

 being taken by ]\Ir. Swezey dead in a window in one of the 

 H. S. P. A. Experiment Station buildings. He exhibited five 

 individuals he had subsequently taken upon the Station grounds 

 Aug. 29th-Sept. 3rd, 1919. Mr. Bridwell reported having 

 taken one speciment near Sisal on the Ewa Coral Plain, Sept. 

 30th, 1919. This species has not previously been reported 

 from the Hawaiian Islands. 



IfoniduJ. — ^fr. Osborn als(. exhibited Itonidid flies 

 bred from larvae associated with and feeding u])i^u the sua-ar 



