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Mr. ^luir exhibited a large series of the Del|)hacid Aloha 

 h'liuae. from various localities in the Hawaiian Islands, show- 

 ing color variations from light to dark. The color varies ac- 

 cording to locality. The species occurs on "Ohia" trees and 

 there is another species known as A. oliiae which appears to 

 grade into lehuae, bnt so far only females have been collected 

 and it is still uncertain whether it should be considered a dis- 

 tinct species or not. Mr. ^tuir expressed his opinion that A. 

 lehuae was close to the original type of Delphacid which first 

 became established on these Islands. 



Mr. Fullaway exhibited a parasite reared from spider eggs 

 collected by Messrs. Muir and Giffard at Kilauea, Hawaii. It 

 is a species of Baeus. probably new. Dr. Perkins described a 

 species of Baeus but its habits were not known. 



Mr. Fullaway also exhibited a male Diapriid of the genus 

 PlalymiscJioides, collected by ^Ir. Swezey. 



Mr. Swezey exhibited a collection of insects made Febru- 

 ary 14, at Puu Kapele, at an elevation of 3500 feet on the 

 west side of the AVaimea Canyon, Kauai. Some of them of 

 special interest, and some of them were new species. He also 

 exhibited four larvae of the Lucanid Apterocyclus, the only ge- 

 nus of native Lamellicorns. These grubs were foimd by Mr. 

 Meinecke under rotten logs a little higher up than Puu Kapele, 

 on the same day. They were said to be very numerous there. It 

 is probably near the region where the few specimens of these 

 beetles were previously collected. 



APRIL 1st, 1915. 



The one hundred-sixteenth regular meeting of the Society 

 was held in the usual place, President Ehrhorn in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Fullaway, Illingworth, Muir, 

 Osborn, Pemberton and Swezey. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



Mr. ^luir, chairman of the Finance Committee, reported 

 that the Trustees of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association 

 had a})])ropriated tlie sum of $100.00 per year to aid the Society 

 in the publication of the ''Proceedings". 



