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MAY 8bd, 1917. 



The one lumdred fortieth meeting of the Society was hchl 

 in the nsnal place, Vice-President Pemberton in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Pnlla- 

 way, Illing-worth, Knhns, Osborn and Swezey. 



]\Iinntes of previous meeting read and approved. 



]\fr. Eridwell presented the name of Mr. H. F. Wilhird 

 for active membership in the Society. 



K X T( ) M < )L( )( JT CA I. VIU )( iU A M . 



Carpophilus. Iniiiiridlis. — ^Iv. Illingworth reported finding 

 this Xitidnlid beetle attacking the ears of field corn in the 

 field, while yet in the milk. 



Plufella rnaciilipennis. — Mr. Swezey exhibited specimens 

 of this moth reared from leaves of Capparis sanduAcJien-'^ii-^ 

 near Diamond Head, April 16, 1917. The larvae were fonnd 

 feeding singly between the new folded-together leaves, the 

 margins being nicely fastened with silk. Eight moths were 

 reared, also two Liinncr'ntm poJi/)icsiale. an Ichnenmonid ])ara- 

 site. 



The moths were paler than the nsnal P. maculipennis 

 reared from cabbage. It was expected, when the larvae were 

 collected, that they wonld tnrn ont to be the same as the 

 r. alhorcnosa bred by Mr, Bridwcll from larvae in the pod-; 

 of Capparh collected by him Dec. 11. 1916, on the coral plain 

 south of Ewa Mill. Further observations are desirable to de- 

 termine whether these moths breeding on Copparis are distinct 

 species or varieties of ]\ 7naculipeiiiiis. 



Omlodes hlacl-hurni. — IMr. Illingworth re])orte(l finding the 

 larvae of this moth recently abundant on the palm Prlfrhanlia 

 parifica in Honolulu. 



CyijplorlnjnrliHS sp. — Mr. Fnllaway exhibited the larva and 

 j)upa of a weevil from rotten wood, — the same weevil exhibited 

 by Mr. Ehrhorn at the previous meeting. 



