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  hiaeq7ialis. 
  The 
  native 
  Cerambycid 
  {Plagiihmysjis 
  lanaiensis) 
  

   recorded 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Perkins 
  from 
  this 
  neighborhood 
  I 
  did 
  not 
  find 
  

   although 
  I 
  spent 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  time 
  seeking 
  it. 
  Either 
  it 
  was 
  

   out 
  of 
  season 
  in 
  October 
  or 
  the 
  damp 
  atmosphere 
  and 
  lack 
  of 
  

   sunshine 
  which 
  prevailed 
  on 
  the 
  mountain 
  on 
  this 
  particular 
  day 
  

   prevented 
  its 
  appearance 
  on 
  the 
  trunks 
  of 
  Ohia 
  lehua 
  to 
  which 
  it 
  

   is 
  supposed 
  to 
  be 
  attached. 
  It 
  was 
  taken 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Perkins 
  in 
  the 
  

   month 
  of 
  July, 
  1894. 
  

  

  The 
  time 
  I 
  spent 
  collecting 
  and 
  observing 
  insects 
  on 
  Lanai 
  was 
  

   only 
  what 
  could 
  be 
  spared 
  from 
  a 
  short 
  visit 
  to 
  the 
  Island 
  made 
  

   primarily 
  for 
  business, 
  and 
  I 
  did 
  not 
  expect 
  under 
  such 
  circum- 
  

   stances 
  to 
  either 
  enlarge 
  or 
  enrich 
  my 
  collection 
  to 
  any 
  great 
  ex- 
  

   tent, 
  yet 
  it 
  was 
  with 
  no 
  ordinary 
  pleasure 
  that 
  I 
  made 
  my 
  quest 
  

   in 
  the 
  virgin 
  forest 
  of 
  Haalelepakai 
  or 
  the 
  deep 
  ravines 
  of 
  its 
  

   slopes, 
  and 
  although 
  not 
  altogether 
  successful 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  

   species 
  of 
  insects 
  collected 
  there, 
  it 
  was 
  yet 
  quite 
  worth 
  the 
  trip 
  to 
  

   Lanai 
  even 
  if 
  only 
  to 
  add 
  to 
  my 
  collection 
  of 
  Coleoptera 
  and 
  

   Aculeate 
  Hymenoptera 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  exceedingly 
  interesting 
  endemic 
  

   species 
  above 
  enumerated. 
  How 
  much 
  of 
  novelty, 
  interest, 
  excite- 
  

   ment, 
  satisfaction 
  and 
  health 
  such 
  days 
  of 
  collecting 
  can 
  yield 
  is 
  

   surely 
  only 
  known 
  to 
  those 
  whose 
  lives 
  seem 
  too 
  short 
  to 
  study 
  a 
  

   few 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  smallest, 
  but 
  not 
  least 
  interesting, 
  of 
  God's 
  

   creatures. 
  

  

  The 
  rapid 
  disappearance 
  of 
  this 
  virgin 
  forest 
  and 
  that 
  of 
  other 
  

   districts 
  of 
  these 
  Islands 
  should 
  act 
  as 
  a 
  bugle 
  call 
  to 
  the 
  members 
  

   of 
  this 
  Society. 
  The 
  examination, 
  classification 
  and 
  identification 
  

   of 
  specimens 
  are 
  matters 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  postponed, 
  (although 
  it 
  is 
  

   known 
  that 
  I 
  am 
  not 
  favorable 
  to 
  delay 
  in 
  any 
  branch 
  of 
  our 
  

   work) 
  but 
  if 
  collectors 
  do 
  not 
  get 
  into 
  the 
  field 
  quickly 
  the 
  prizes 
  

   nature 
  now 
  offers 
  in 
  some 
  districts 
  of 
  these 
  Islands 
  may 
  soon 
  be 
  

   withdrawn 
  never, 
  perhaps, 
  to 
  be 
  offered 
  again 
  . 
  We 
  are 
  with 
  rea- 
  

   son 
  proud 
  of 
  the 
  achievements 
  of 
  our 
  entomologists 
  in 
  the 
  local 
  

   economic 
  field 
  : 
  if 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  individual 
  members 
  of 
  this 
  Society 
  

   fail 
  to 
  accomplish 
  anything 
  in 
  pure 
  science 
  let 
  the 
  blame 
  not 
  be 
  

   attributed 
  to 
  neglected 
  opportunities. 
  This 
  Society 
  now 
  includes 
  

   a 
  number 
  of 
  enthusiasts 
  who 
  could 
  not 
  spend 
  their 
  leisure 
  time 
  

   better 
  than 
  in 
  exploring 
  every 
  nook 
  of 
  a 
  country 
  "where 
  every 
  

   prospect 
  pleases" 
  and 
  blessed 
  with 
  a 
  climate 
  so 
  benignant 
  that 
  

   outdoor 
  life 
  is 
  not 
  only 
  always 
  possible 
  but 
  is 
  a 
  panacea 
  for 
  the 
  

   ills 
  that 
  follow 
  the 
  cares 
  of 
  business 
  and 
  the 
  indulgences 
  of 
  city 
  life. 
  

  

  