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Mr, Swezey also exhibited specimens of a small Chryso- 

 melid beetle of the genus Diachus, which had not previously 

 been noted here. He first fonnd it in a flower head of Leucae-na 

 glauca growing along Makiki stream not far from the Experi- 

 ment Station; later, on May 22nd, more specimens were found 

 in the same place; and May 23rd one specimen was found in 

 the same kind of flower in Honolulu Plantation above Pearl 

 City. 



From parasitized Aphids recently received from Mr. Muir 

 in Japan, Mr. Swezey reported breeding a Braconid apparently 

 the same as a species of Aphidius which he had reared from 

 Aphids in Illinois in 1910. A few hyperparasites had also 

 emerged which seemed to be the same as a species of PacJiy- 

 crepis reared from Aphidius in Illinois. 



Mr. Swezey read some extracts from a letter from Dr. Per- 

 kins replying to one in which Mr. Swezey had mentioned the 

 list of Hymenoptera obtained from manienie grass and reported 

 at the April meeting. Dr. Perkins stated in the letter that he 

 had collected all of this list except the Gonatopus and Cera- 

 pliron, and the following others besides, from a certain yard on 

 Bates street, Honolulu, about 1903-4: A second Polynema, 

 Dyscritohaeus, Pseudohaeus, a black Ceraphron, one or two spe- 

 cies of Diapria, Westwoodella hilaris^ Opistliacantha dubiosa, 

 two species of Spalangia, a very abundant wingless and orna- 

 mental Aphelinus. (The latter Mr. Swezey thought probably 

 was Perissopterus as he had wingless specimens of this in his 

 lot.) Later on Sierolamorpha and other things turned up in 

 the same place. This yard was a rich collecting ground on 

 account of the fact that the grass was allowed to grow uncut 

 except as it was occasionally fed ofi^ by a Chinaman's horse. 



AUGUST Tth, 1913. 



The ninety-sixth regular meeting of the Society was held 

 in the usual place, Vice-President Giffard in the chair. Other 

 members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Ehrhorn, FuUaway, 

 Kuhns, Swezey and Warren. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and appro\'ed. 



Mr. J. C. Bridwell was elected to active membership. 



