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MAY 4tji, 191 G. 



The one liimdred tweiity-eigiitli nieetiug of the Society was 

 held in the nsiuil place, President Jllingworth in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Knhns, 

 Mant, Swezey, and Timberlake. 



^riiHit(\< of i)rcvioiis meeting read and approved. 

 ento:\J()t:<)gical PK()CiRA:\i. 



Eitpclnuis sp. — ]\rr. Bridwell exhibited a very large species 

 ,; similar To a species bred by Mr. Swezey ]n-evionsly from Avis- 

 \ iotcVia s]). in galls on stem of Gouldia. 



Aef/osoiiKi rcfh'j-iiin. — A specimen exhibited by ]\[r. Brid- 



I well, which he had bred from a large pupa fonnd in dead 



I oliia wood on the main ridge back of Palolo X'alley. This large 



' Prionid has seldom been taken on Oahn, it being nicn-e common 



<iii Hawaii. 



Nesocrdhro sfj/f/ius. — A nest of this wasp was fonnd by Mr. 

 Bridwell in fallen wood on the gronnd. It was provisioned 

 with Discril()iii;/l<i flics. Dr. Perkins has oiven the habit of 

 this wasp as nesting in the gronnd. 



Nesumimcsa antetDiaia. — ^Ir. Bridwell recorded the finding 

 of this was]) nesting in cavities in the dead stem of Erir/eron. 

 Previously recorded by Dr. Perkins as nesting in the gronnd. 



Psainmochtd-cs luctuosiis. — A cocoon of this Pompilid was 

 fonnd by ^Ir. Bridwell in rotten wood at al)Out 1,500 feet 

 elevation in the mountains. It has !)een known as usually nest- 

 ing in the gi'ound. The o])inion was ex])ressed that perhaps 

 nnnsnally wet conditions of the grouud had caused the unusual 

 nesting of these wasps. 



Hcferamplnis sii^rzryl. — A freshly formed adult of this wee- 

 \il was exhil)ited 1)y ]\Ir. Bridwell. It had emerged from a 

 pupa found in the mine formed by its larva in the frond of 

 EJapJtofflossuni on Waialae-Xui ridge, A]n-il :50, lOlC. 



Omiodcs hlacl-hurni — Professor Illingworth reported find- 

 ing large numbers of the palm leaf-roller killed by wilt disease. 



