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191'J. Brother ]\Jattliias Newell lias since reported to him the 

 finding of an additional specimen at Hilo. 



I'rox sp. — Mr. Pemberton. exhibited a specimen of a -mall 

 nndetermined species of Trox taken by him at Hilo, Aug. i'4th. 

 1019. This may be the species recorded by Perkins, a]>(> rakcu 

 near Hilo. 



Cylene crmicornls. — Mr. Pemberton reported obserxiiig the 

 algaroba borer (Cylene crinicomis) feeding in numbers wynAi 

 the juice in the pits on the surface of the young fruit of the 

 Noni (Morinda citrifolia) from which the flowers had i-eceutly 

 fallen. 



Sclerodermas tantalus. — ]\Lr. Pridwell reported taking re- 

 cently at the ISTuuanu Pali an additional individual of ScJero- 

 dermus tantalus, previously known only from the uni([ue type. 

 8. chilonellae was recently taken on the Waianae coffee ])lan- 

 tation in dead wood of coffee associated with larvae identified 

 by Mr. Swezey as those of a species of b'emnoprepia. Xinther 

 of these insects has previously ])een observed in the wood of 

 introduced plants. S. clbiloneUae has not previously been 

 taken in the Waianae Kange. 



Silaon rohweri. — l^\r. Bridwell exhibited the -lar\ al fo(xl 

 and cocoons of Silaon roliireri. recently discovered by him at 

 Waianae village. The present material was found neai- Sisal 

 on the Ewa Coral Plain in the pupal chambers of Neodyhirhis 

 eupJioi-hiae. The larval food consists of nymphs, apparently 

 of a Lvgaei<l bug, Xysms s]>. 



Crabro unieolor. — ^fr. Bridwell reported tindiug at the 

 Nuuanu Pali numerous cells of Crabro itnlcolor stored aliimsf 

 exclusively with adults of Ceratitis capitata. Aside frdiii 

 these, two individuals of the lautana gall tly and twd large 

 Drosophilid or allied flies were the •)uly other species represent- 

 ed. From 8 to 14 flies were stoi-ed in a cell and the umterial 

 contained perhaps three himdred flies. The locality where 

 they were found was on the leeward side of the ridge north 

 nf the road, where the flies, caught U]) by the wiud on the 



