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over the Island, even into the mountains, where it attacks many 

 native species of moths. It is not yet known where this para- 

 site came from. It was described from specimens collected 

 here — bred from Ilyinenia recurvaUs. 



Mr. Bnsck made some remarks on first impressions in Ha- 

 waii, and commented on the scarcity of the native insect fauna 

 here as compared with other places he had visited in the 

 Tropics. 



JULY 1st, 1915. 



The one hundred-nineteenth meeting was held in the usual 

 place. Xo quorum being present, only informal entomological 

 discussions took place. Those present were Messrs. Ehrhorn, 

 Fullaway, Illingworth, Osborn, and Mr. Busck, visitor. 



SEPTEMBEE 2xd, 191.5. 



The one hundred-twentieth meeting of the Society was 

 held in the usual place. President Ehrhorn in the chair. Other 

 members present : ]\Iessrs. Kuhns, Illingworth, Mant, Osborn, 

 Potter, and Swezey ; and ]\[r. August Busck, visitor. 



NOTES AXD EXHIBITIONS. 



Nyctalcmon pat rod us. — Mr. ]\Iant exhibited a fine male 

 specimen of this large moth, which was captured by one of 

 the officers of the British steamer "City of Bristol," about 

 300 miles from the Nicobar Islands. 



Azya lidicpes. — Mr. Ehrhorn reported finding this Cocci- 

 nellid abundant at ]\Ioanalua. It was introduced from jMexico 

 by Mr. Koebele in 1908, and first recovered in 1910, but was 

 rarely seen till a 'few years later. 



Paralaptomastlx abnormis. — Mr. Ehrhorn reported having 

 brought a colony of this mealybug parasite from the California 

 State Insectary, where it is being reared in large numbers on 

 Pseudococcus citri and distributed in the State. It had been 

 introduced from Sicily the previous year. Mr. Ehrhorn tried 

 it on five of the local mealybugs and found it to attack three 

 of them: Pseudococcus citri, P. virgatus, and P. bi'omeliae. 



