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several times they were found attacking the almost fnll-grown 

 larvae. 



Sitodrepa 'panicea in curry. — Professor Illingworth ex- 

 hibited a bottle of curry very much infested by the common 

 drng store or bread beetle. 



JUXE 3rd, 1915. 



The one hundred-eighteenth meeting of the Society was 

 held in the usual place, President Ehrhorn in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Back, Kidms, Pemberton, 

 Swezey, and Wilder; and Mr. August Busck of the U. S. 

 National Museum, visitor. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. Swezey was appointed 

 Secretary pro tern. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



EXTO:\rOLOCITCAL PROGRAM. 



Mango ireevil. — Mr. Ehrhorn mentioned that Captain Kid- 

 well had sent mangoes from his place in Manoa Valley, hav- 

 ing specks on them which had turned out to be where the 

 mango weevil had laid eggs. Mr. Wilder stated that on ac- 

 count of infestation by the mango weevil the past year, only 

 about 18% of the mango seeds germinated in his propagation 

 work. He further stated that he had never found the Chi- 

 nese chutney and the Xo. 9 mango to be attackd by the Medi- 

 terranean fruitfly. 



Pseudococcus nipae.- — Dr. Back exhibited some samples of 

 a kind of sugary honey-dew produced abundantly on giiava 

 leaves by this mealybug. The spcimens were collected in 

 Kona, Hawaii. He also exhibited excellent photogTaphs of 

 some of the leaves. 



Hypocala andremona. — ~Slv. Wilder reported that his Diro- 

 spyros (or Ehenaster) tree had never again been infested with 

 caterpillars since the time in 1908 when it was so badly eaten 

 by the numerous caterpillars of this moth. 



Cremastus hymeniae. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen 

 of this Ophionid and called attention to the fact that it has a 

 large number of hosts, being parasitic on the caterpillars of 

 a good many species of Pyralids and Tortricids. It first began 

 to be noticed about Honolulu in 1910, and has now spread all 



