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had but two spcciiiiciis when lie (k'scrihcd the species. These 

 were collected by J)r. Perkins in the Waianae Mountains. 

 Later, Dr. Perkins re})orted the s]iecies having been bred in 

 numbers, probably from drupes of Fleet vonia. I once reared a 

 small specimen from flower buds of J^leel roiiia in the same local- 

 ity from which T have now reared so uuiny from the fruits of 

 the same tree. 



Only two species of this genus have been found in the Isl- 

 ands, the other species being on Kauai and described from a 

 single specimen. 



APKIL 2x1), 1014. 



The one hundred-fourth regular meeting of the Society was 

 held in the library of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 President Swezey in the chair. Other members present : Mes- 

 srs. Back, Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Fullaway, Illingworth, Osborn, 

 Pemberton and Warren; and Mr. Henry Tryon, Government 

 Entomologist of Queensland, visitor. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



EXTOMOT.OGICAL NOTES. 



Mr. Ehrhorn read a letter from Mr. E. E. Green, reporting 

 that the common injurious Le pi dosa plies on Croton, previously 

 determined as L. lasionfhi, is properly identified as L. auricu' 

 lata Green. (T. Linn. Soc. London, 12, p. 205, 1907.) 



Mr. Ehrhorn further reported a curious find in quarantine 

 inspection, being a shipment of pieces of wood containing large 

 Cerambycid larvae, sent l)y a Japanese ])hysician for a cure for 

 consumption. 



Mr. Tryon related the introduction of a Cerambycid from 

 Australia to Cape Colony in Eucalyptus timber. 



Mr. Fullaway called attention to a discussion by Dudgeon 

 on the value of fungus disease of insects in the control of pests. 

 A general discussion of insect diseases and their economic ultili- 

 zation followed, participated in by nearly all of those present. 



Mr. Tryon discussed the prickly pear pest in Queensland, 

 and gave a brief account of his mission in the study of the dis- 

 eases and insect enemies of cactus. He and Dr. Johnston were 

 just now on their return from a round-the-world expedition sent 

 out by the (Queensland Government for this purpose. 



