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FAMIT.Y EUPELMIDAE. 



Omphale metallicus Aslim. — I have reared this little parasite 

 from the leaf-miner, Philodoria micro petala. It is 

 parasitic also on other leaf-miners and other small 

 Micros. 



FAMILY TRICHOGRAMMIDAE. 



Pentarthron flavam Perkins — Parasitic in the eggs of Va- 

 nessa tammeamea. It also paratiz;es the eggs of 

 many species of moths. 



Pakasitio Dipteea. 



FA^riLY TACIIIXIDAE. 



Chaetofjaedia monticola (Bigot) — Parasitizes the caterpillars 

 of Scotoi-ythra mm and many other caterpillars. 



FAMILY PIPUNCULIDAE. 



PipuncuJiis swczeiji Perkins — Parasitic on the nymphs of leaf- 

 hoppers. Probahly attacks Nesosydne pipiuri, 

 though I never have reared it. 



jMiscellaxeot's. 



Odynenis spp. — 1 have fonnd nests of these wasps filled with 

 caterpillars in hollow, dead twigs, hnt have not reared 

 the wasps to matnritv to identify them. There are 

 probahly several species, as: 0. nign'pennis, O. mon- 

 tanus, 0. pseitdochromius. 0. pseudochromoides and 

 Nesodyner'us rudolphi. 



Nesoprosopls spp. — Several species of the native liees also nest 



in dead branches. 

 . Ants^Scveral species fonnd nesting m dead branches, or 

 rnnning np the trnnks in search of prey. 



Calofermcs casfaiieus Bnrm. — Nests in the dead branches. 



Cricket — A small species, taken on bark, Tantalns, ISOO feet 

 elevation (W. 11. G.). 



Olianis sp. — Taken at Mannawili, Oahu, 800 feet elevation 

 (W. M. G.). 



