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Towards the tips of the antennae, the jomts become dark-colored and 

 slenderer, so that the antennae are attenuate apically. The pedicel 

 is very short, compared with the other joints, but it is evidently 

 longer than wide. Length about 4 mm. 



Hab : Australia, Queensland ; larva forming a sac on the 

 sides of the abdomen of small crickets (Trigonidiidae). 



Obs. Although I have referred this insect to the Dryinidae, 

 largely on account of its larval habits, the larval sac being of 

 tlie same form as that of Aphelopus, which likewise has non- 

 chelate tarsi, yet its twelve-jointed antennae might be held 

 sufiicient to exclude it from this family. 



AUGUST 6th, 1908. 

 The forty-third regular meeting was held in the usual place. 



MEMBER ELECTED. 



Dr. E. V. Wilcox. 



NOTES. 



Mr. Van Dine reported having carefully examined about one 

 thousand mango seeds collected by Dr. Baldwin in nine locali- 

 ties of Maui, and not finding any weevils (Cryptorhynchns 

 mangifcrae). This would indicate that possibly this pest has 

 not yet spread from Oahu to Maui. 



Mr. Giffard opened the discussion on the mango scale bugs 

 at the Moanalua Gardens and their distribution to other por- 

 tions of the islands. Neither Mr. Kotinsky nor Mr. Van Dine 

 have observed any of these scales outside of Moanalua, the 

 former not having seen them alive even there since their fumi- 

 gation by the Hawaiian Board of Agriculture. 



Dr. Wilcox made inquiry for the Hawaiian Promotion Com- 

 mittee as to the feasibility of introducing rattan (Calamus, 

 Palmaceae) from Malaya, probably Java for cultivation. In 

 view of the common presence of borers in those plants in the 

 Orient, Mr. Giffard doubted whether the Board of Agriculture 

 would allow their importation. It was suggested that a less 

 risky method would be to bring seeds. Dr. Wilcox asked a simi- 

 lar question relative to the cocaine {Erythroxylon coca, Lina- 

 ceae) plant which it is contemplated to bring from Peru and 

 Mexico. 



