471 



Transformation to the adult takes place within the mine, 

 usually where it is in the midrib. 



Proterh'nuis pJiyUohins Perkins, which similarly mines the 

 leaves of Broussalsia ari^itta on Tantalus, Kaumuahona and 

 Olympus of the Koolau Range, does not make circles as above 

 when ovipositing. The chewing on the leaf for material to 

 cover the eg"g is done irregularly. This is the insect treated of 

 in "A Leaf-]\Iining Proterhinus" in Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc, 

 11:212 and IZh, VHS. The name P. excnrciaiis there used for 

 it was apparently an error in determination. 



Fig. 1. Leaf of Brnussaisia artjuta witii mines of Proterlunus abnormis. 



a. Places where eggs have been inserted. 



b. Mines produced by the larvae. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITIONS. 



Thoracaphis fici. — Mr. Fullaway placed on record the oc- 

 currence of Thoracaphis fici \'an der Goot in Hawaii. Speci- 

 mens were collected on Picits March 22, l')18, by Mr. \'an der 

 Goot. 



Toxoptcra anrantiac. — Mr. Timberlake recorded finding 

 To.voptcra- auraniiac on the tender shoots of mango in Hono- 

 lulu. 



Ncsodryas giffardi. — Mr. Swezcy exhibited a nymph of this 

 native Delphacid having a Dryinid larva on the under side of 



