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a common parasite of plagithmysine larvae and specifically 

 mentioned it as a parasite of Neoclytarlus uidccens in material 

 of Smilax twigs from Alt. Kaala. 



Eupelmiis sp. — Air. 15ridwell also reported rearing a native 

 species of Enpclnuis from Xeocl\torliis ciiphorhiae from Ewa 

 Coral Plain. 



Briicliidae. — Air. Bridwell spoke of the serious increase of 

 Brnchns sailaei in kiawe pods in Oahii. He reported that B. 

 liiiibatus proves to he generally distril)Uted on this side of Oahu, 

 and that it occurs in the seeds of Albizzia lebbek, an Oriental 

 tree, as well as in the seeds of the monkey pod and opiuma. It 

 has also been bred artificially in the seeds of the gluebush and 

 kiawe. It is striking that so many American southwestern 

 species have become established here and attack plants or trees 

 quite diverse. Air. liridwell further reported finding Caryo- 

 boriis breeding sparingly in the seeds of Cacsalpinia scpiaria.the 

 wait-a-bit thorn, in the Kaukonahua gulch. 



Coptofcnncs infriidois. — Air. Ehrhorn reported on finding 

 this termite destroying sweet corn in a garden on Sand Island. 

 A pile of old lumber near-by was riddled by the termite, and 

 this was probably the source of the colony attacking the corn. 



Air. Gififard spoke of the growing importance of white ants 

 in the Islands, and Air. Bridwell reported on what might be 

 considered serious injury in the native forest by Colotcnncs 

 caslaiicits. as he had found this species attacking living wood. 



AIAY 6th. 1920. 



The 176th meeting of the Hawaiian I'.ntomological Society 

 was held in the entomological laboratory of the Hawaiian Sugar 

 Planters' Experiment Station. President Crawford occupied 

 the Chair and other members present were Alessrs. Rryan, 

 Ehrhorn, Rosa, Swezey, Timberlake and Willard. In the 

 absence of the Secretary, Air. Timberlake was appointed Sec- 

 retary pro tem., and the minutes of the previotis meeting were 

 read and approved. 



President Crawford reported no further dcvcloi)mcnts in the 



