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scure, perhaps obsolete, Seiiineiit 2 stroni>ly compressed in front 

 thickening posteriorly, with some brown chitinizetl patches both 

 dorsally and ventrally ; a median elongate somewhat roughened 

 patch both dorsally and ventrally. Similar roughened patches 

 anteriorly on the other segments, those of segments 3 and 4 

 somcAvhat horseshoe-shaped; those of segments 5-12 round or 

 roundish-oval; a median-round or oval ring near posterior mar- 

 gin of segments -1-12 both dorsally and ventrally. Segment 13 

 has a patch of short, conical, backwardly-directed spines on ven- 

 tral side, in front of it a curved line of similar spines ; probably 

 these and the roughened patches on the segments are concerned 

 with locomotion, assisting the larva in working its way through 

 the soft, rotten wood ; this segment is thickened, somewhat com- 

 pressed, blunt and rounded posteriorly, punctuate all over pos- 

 terior portion. Spiracles circular, brown, situated on segments 

 3, 5-12. 



The pupa is pale yellowish white; T-S mm. 



SEPTE^IBER 9x11, 1909. 



The fifty-fifth regular meeting of the Society was held in 

 the usual place. 



XOTES A?\'D EXHIBITIOjN'S. 



]\rr. Fullaway exhibited a collection of insects recently made 

 on ]\Iolokai and gave notes on the same. 



Mr. Kirkaldy reported that the mantid (Tenodera sinensis) 

 formerly reported only from Hamakua and Hilo districts of 

 Hawaii,^ was now present in Kohala, Hawaii. 



Mr. Kotinsky exhibited a peculiar Fseudoccus, possibly a 

 new species, recently collected on Straussia on Tantalus. 



Mr. Kotinsky reported having several times recognized 

 PsPiulococcus nipne on green-house palms (Kenfia sp.) coming 

 from Springfield, Ohio. 



