wr, 



several times they were found iittackin<»; the ahnost full-grown 

 larvae. 



Sitodrepa panlcca in curvy. — Professor llling-worth ex- 

 hibited a bottle of cnrrv very nuieh infested by the common 

 drng store or bread beetle. 



JU^TE ^ED, 1015. 



The one hnndred-cughteenth nieetinc; of the Society Avas 

 held in the iisnal place, President Ehrhorn in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Back, Knhns, Pemberton, 

 SAvezey, and Wilder ; and Mr. August Bnsck of the U. S. 

 ^National ]\tnsenm, visitor. 



In the aljsence of the Secretary, Mr. Swezej' was appointed 

 Secretary pro tern. 



Minntes of previous meeting read and approved. 



EXTtnrOLOCMCAL rROCTRA:M. 



2Ian(/o ireevil. — ^Nfr. Ehrhorn mentioned that Captain Kid- 

 well had sent mangoes from his |)lace in ]\Ianoa Valley, hav- 

 ing specks on them which had turned out to be where the 

 mango weevil had laid eggs. IMr. Wilder stated that on ac- 

 count of infestation by the mango weevil the past year, only 

 about 18% of the mango seeds germinated in his propagation 

 work. ITe further stated that he had never found the Chi- 

 nese chntney and the No. mango to be attackd by the Medi- 

 terranean fruitfly. 



Pseudoroccus )iipa-c. — Dr. Back exhibited some samples of 

 a kind of sugary honey-dew produced abundantly on guava 

 leaves by this mealybug. The spcimens were collected in 

 Kona, Hawaii. Pie also exhibited excellent photographs of 

 some of the leaves. 



Hypocala wnd/remona. — ]\lr. Wilder reported that his Diro- 

 spyros (or Ehenaster) tree had never again been infested with 

 caterpillars since the time in 190S when it was so badly eaten 

 by the numerous caterpillars of this moth. 



(J rernasius hymeniae. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen 

 of this Ophionid and called attention to the fact that it has a 

 large number of hosts, being parasitic on the caterpillars of 

 a good many species of Pyralids and Tortricids. It first began 

 to be noticed about Honolulu in 1010, and has now spread all 



