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Hemiptera 



7 Nysius delectus White. 

 5 Nysius cnenosulus White. 



MijniK'Ico ii-ilsoiil MeL. — Mr. ]\Ieineeke exhil)ite(l several 

 specimens of this ant-lion eaptnred l)_v him at a sandy place 

 on the road at Pohaknloa, Hawaii, which was ahont five miles 

 from the Hnmnnla sheep station towards Waimea. He re- 

 ported seeing- them also on the road towards Waikee. Mr. 

 Ehrhorn mentioned having- seen them at Pnnwaawaa, Hawaii, 

 several years ago. Mr. Bridwell reported having seen in West 

 Africa a swarm of ant-lions moving along. He also reported 

 having found in Africa a Leptid fly of the genns Yermlleo 

 making pits similar to those of ant-lions. 



Hawaiian Ophionidae. — Mr. Fullaway exhibited specimens 

 of Mr. Giffard's collection of Ophionidae, illustrating the dif- 

 ferent genera: Enirospilus. Pleuroneurophion, Afli i/rcodoii. 

 Eveniotyloides, Bancliofjasfra. and Fycnopliion. 



Enicospilus dispihis. — ^Iv. Bridwell mentioned having se- 

 cured IT specimens of this species on Lanilndi, Sept. ;^)rd. 

 They were swarming together. 



Efjg-panusitc'S of Ihc corn leafhoppev. — Mr. Fullaway re- 

 ]iorted having bred from <'orn leaf hopper eggs, the parasites 

 of the sugar cane leaf hopper, Paranagrus optahilis,. Ootetras- 

 iiclius heat us. and a dark Anagrus besides. From cages of corn 

 leafho])per parasite material brought by ]\Ir. Osborn from the 

 Philippines, he had bred a species of J'arauagrus. a dark ^fy- 

 marid and a dark .species of Ootetrastichu-s. 



Chrysidid. — Mr. Bridwell stated that he had found a co- 

 coon of this insect in a Sreliplirou nest under circumstances 

 that demonstrated it to be a parasite of that wasp. 



