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JUNE IsT, 1016. 



The one hundred twenty-ninth meeting was held in the 

 usual plaee. President lllingworth in the chair. Other mem- 

 bers present: Messrs. Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Fullaway, Knhns, 

 Mant, Pend)ert()n, Swezev, and Timberlake. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITIONS. 



Psyllid parasite. — Mr. Timberlake exhibited specimens of 

 a parasite bred from galls of a Psyllid {Trioza iolani) on ohia 

 leaves brought in by Mr. Swezey, from a ridge back of Hauula ; 

 also from Waialae-Nni. The galls were numerous on the few 

 leaves brought in, and about 50 of the parasites had bred out. 

 It is a Eulopliine thought to be near the genus Sipnpiesis. 



Adelciicj/rtiis l-aalae Ashm. — Mr. Tindx'rlake exhibited 

 s]ie('imens collected in various places in the Islands, hosts un- 

 known, and ex])ressed the opinion that the species should be 

 placed in some other genus. 



Beetles in alfalfa meal. — Prof. lllingworth reported finding 

 Clerid beetles breeding very abundantly in alfalfa meal. The 

 larva were reddish. 



i^alorama mexicana. — Prof. lllingworth reported this beetle 

 feeding in slippers. 



Cerfipticli i/s silrcsfrii Wh. — ^NTr. Swezey exhibited specimens 

 of this ant which he had found nesting in a compost heap at 

 the Experimeut Statiou grounds. This is the first time that 

 it has been coHected since its discovery at Ililo by Dr. Sil- 

 vestri in 1908. 



Aef/osoma rcflexiiin. — ]\Ir. Bridwell reported that the beetle 

 from his ju-eviously exhibited pupa finally became fully ma- 

 tured and hardened u]i. 



Pseudococcns nipae. — Mr. Ehrhorn remarked on the usual 

 scarcity of this mealybug, in several instances that had come 

 under his observation it had entirely disappeared. Others men- 

 tioned similar observations. 



