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ENTOMOLOGICAL PKOGRAM. 



Some Notes on Insects in Kona, Hawaii. 



BY D, T. FULLAWAY. 



Mr. Fullaway gave interesting notes on the occurrence of the 

 following insects in that region: The Pompilus that made its 

 appearance in Honolulu in 1910; Crabro fulvicrus; the recent- 

 ly-introduced Trichogrannnid, Uscana semifumipennis, on the 

 eggs of the algaroba bean weevil ; Coccus viridis on coffee, para- 

 sitized by Coccophagus orientalis, and Encyrtus sp. ; the cater- 

 pillars of Cryptohlabes aliena causing some alarm amongst coffee 

 growers, as they occurred on the branches among the berries and 

 occasionally did some eating on the latter; Ceratitis capitata 

 breeding in the heaps of decaying pulp from the coffee-cleaning 

 mills, and the maggots considerably preyed upon by ants and 

 other insects that are commonly found in cow dung preying on 

 maggots of hornfly and other flies; Psilopus sp. ; Omiodes 

 caterpillars feeding on wild bananas, apparently a new species, 

 differing little from any of the four other species of Omiodes 

 feeding on banana. 



Mr. Swezey reported having recently observed a place up in 

 one of the side branches of Makiki Valley where all of the 

 ferns had been killed by the weevil (Syagrius fidvitarsis) which 

 is spreading across Mt. Tantalus killing some kinds of ferns, es- 

 pecially Scidleria cyatlieoides. There was considerable discussion 

 of this insect. Mr. Ehrhorn said that Brother Matthias had re- 

 ported its occurrence at Hilo, Hawaii, several years ago (1908). 



Mr. Swezey gave quite an account of his recent vacation trip 

 to iSTew Zealand, and his experiences in collecting insects in the 

 Xew Zealand ''bush." Although it was their winter season, he 

 was able to secure many interesting specimens and intended to 

 have them mounted for exhibition at some future meeting of 

 the Society. 



SEPTEMBER Sth, 1912. 



The eighty-sixth regular meeting of the Society was held in 

 the usual place. 



Mr. C. J. Austin was reinstated to active membership. 



