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FAMILY EUPELMIDAE. 



Omphale metaUirus Ashm. — I have reared this little parasite 

 from the leaf -miner, Philodoria micropetala. It is 

 parasitic also on other leaf-miners and other small 

 Micros. 



FAMILY TRICHOGRAMMIDAE. 



Pentarthron flavum Perkins — Parasitic in the eggs of Va- 

 nessa tammeamea. It also paratizes the eggs of 

 many species of moths. 



Parasitic Diptera. 

 F a:\iily taciiixidae. 



Chaetogacdia moniicola (Bigot) — Parasitizes the caterpillars 

 of Scoforijthra ram and many other caterpillars. 



FA:\riLY PIPUNCULIDAE. 



PipuncaJns strezeyi Perkins — Parasitic on the nymphs of leaf- 

 hoppers. Probably attacks Nesosydue pipturi, 

 though I never have reared it. 



Mi^ 



SCELEAXEOrs. 



Odynerus spp. — 1 have fonnd nests of these wasps filled with 

 caterpillars in hollow, dead twigs, bnt have not reared 

 the wasps to maturity to identify them. There are 

 probably several species, as: 0. nign'pennis, 0. mon- 

 tanus, 0. pseudochromus, 0. pseitdochromoides and 

 Nesodynerus rudolpli i. 



Nesnpwsopis spp. — Several species of the native bees also nest 

 in dead branches. 



Ants — Several species fonnd nesting- 'in dead branelic!^, 'or 

 nmning np the trunks in search of prey. 



Calotermes castaneus Rurm. — N^ests in the dead branches. 



Cricket — A small species, taken on bark, Tantalus, 1800 feet 

 elevation (W. M. G.). 



Oliariis sp. — Taken at ]\raunawili, Oahu, 800 feet elevation 

 (W. M. G.). 



