

giiava-covered A\iiKhv'ard slopes of the mountains, would be 

 likely to be found. The locality is notorious for tbe force of 

 the wind. ]\lr. AVilliauis has previously reported finding' a 

 single nest of Crabro tumido renins in a somewhat similar 

 locality at a higher elevation stored with Ceratitis capiiata. 

 The utilization of this fly by these native wasps is noteworthy. 

 Probably the natural slowness of flight is increased in these 

 localities by the eft'ect of the wind and the lower temperature. 



BrucJius liuihatus. — Mr. Bridwell reported that the Bruchid 

 recently bred by Mr. Swezey from the seeds of the monkey- 

 pod (Samnnea sanKui), is a])])areutly Ihuclnis limhatu.s Horn, 

 ])revious]y known fi'oui Southern California, and Lower Cali- 

 fornia to Texas, and lias been bred from Sidcrocarpiis fjexlcaa- 

 lis and an undetermined chaparral plant known as fciiaza. 

 He has found it at Makiki Tleights, where it liad Itrcd fi'oiu 

 eggs laid on tbe jxxls. He had l)i'e(l it iu uumbers fi-oin eggs 

 laid upou the seeds. 



jS'cichj imported, ntsecfs fro)ii ^ln^tfalia. — Air. Williams 

 reported the liberation at ]\Iountain View, Hawaii, of colonies 

 of the Carabid eneuiies of the sugar cane leaf hopper recently 

 brought by hiui from Australia. These colonies consisted of: 



68 Drypta anstyaHs. Dej. 

 2 Drypta mastersii Macleay. 



66 of a green Drypta. 

 4 Clilaenias beetles with yellow spots. For cutworms. 



There were also liberated at Waijtio, Oidiu, the followiiip; 

 Aphis enemies, also from Australia : 



30 adults of Coccinella repanda. 



28 adults of Cocciii£lla areaata. 

 •3 adults of a Syrphid. 

 6 green Chrysopa sp. 



A Hemerobiid, M'leroiiiiis, was liberated in nuud)ers at 

 AVailnku and Lahaiua, ^laui, and at AVaipio, Oahu, and Hono- 

 lulu Experiment Station grounds (6 specimens), Oahu. One 

 female Paralastor wasp was liberated at the Station gvouuds. 



