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Silaon rohzt'eri. — Mr. Williams recorded finding a nest of 

 this wasp in a cactns twig, part of the hedge around the 

 grounds of Punahou College, Honolulu, July 20th. 1920. ¥\\e 

 adults emerged later. 



Cyrtorhimis rnuudulus (Bred.). — Mr. Muir stated that this 

 predacious bug was introduced into Honolulu on June 21, 1920, 

 to prey upon the eggs of Perkhisiclla. The first liberation 

 was on July 12th. 1920. at Ewa. Three weeks later recently 

 hatched young were found. 



*Nesithmysiis n. sp.— Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen of 

 an undescribed species of this recently described genus of 

 Cerambycidae. The beetle was picked up by Mr. Chas. Haas 

 on the upper part of the Wahiawa trail July 4, 1920. It will 

 be the second species of this genus, the first species, hridweUi, 

 being from Mt. Kaala of the Waianae Range. 



*NesitJimysns n. sp. — Mr. E. H. Bryan exhibited a specimen 

 of another species of this newly described genus, which was 

 captured by C. N. I'orbes on Pelea on the west bank of Hai- 

 puaena stream. East Maui, elevation about 3100 feet, June 29th, 

 1920 



Ticks. — Mr. Bryan exhibited a long series of ticks caught 

 by Mr. Stokes, who said they were infesting his dog's ears in 

 Kaimuki, July 11th, 1920. He reported that the larger ones 

 were slow, sluggish, and deeply imbedded in the flesh, making 

 their removal difificult ; the smaller ones were very lively and 

 difificult to catch. 



Phora sp. — -Mr. IVyan exhibited a series of a species of 

 Phoridac which were bred from a bottle of landshells. genus 

 Aiiriculclla, collected along Haipuaena stream. East Maui. 

 June 29th. 1920. The bottle had been filled with alcohol, which 

 subsequently leaked out. Whether the maggots lived through 

 the alcoholic period or got in afterward is not known, although 

 the bottle was tightly stoppered and was carried in a cigar box. 



Nesotocus giffardi. — Mr. Swezey exhibited two sy^ecimens 

 of this large weevil which he had cut out of a Cheirodendron 



* Tliese two species ;iro described by Dr. Perkins on pages 503. 50t 

 of this issne. (Ed.) 



