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FEBRUARY 1st, 1017. 



The one hundred thirty-seventh meeting of the Society Avas 

 held in the nsnal place, Vice-President Peniberton in the chair. 

 Other members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Fulla- 

 way, Illing'worth, Knhns, ]\[nir, Osborn, Swezey and Tiiuber- 

 lake. 



Minntes of previous meeting read and approved. 



It was suggested by Mr. ]\[uir that all new cajitures l)e 

 indexed in the ''Proceedings", Mr. Bridwell added that it 

 would be an advantage to have all introductions on record in 

 the "Proceedings". 



ENTOMOLOGICAL rEOGKA:\r. 



ScoUa vwnilae. — Mr. Swezey reported the collecting of 

 1125 females of this recently introduced wasp during the past 

 few weeks. They were all collected in one place where they 

 were first liberated about ten months previously in a cane 

 field badly infested by Anomala orieutalis grubs in the planta- 

 tion of Oahu Sugar Co. The male wasps appeared much more 

 abundant flying about near the ground, the females being seen 

 only when they came to feed on the blossoms of various weeds 

 in the middle of sunny days. The wasps collected were used 

 to distribute to other places helping in their dispersal. 



Pheidole incrjacepliala. — ]\Ir. Peud>erton reported liaving 

 observed this ant pulling small fruitfly larvae out of infested 

 cofl^ee at Kona, Hawaii. Mr. Timberlake mentioned having 

 observed the same ant destroying the eggs of the cabbage but- 

 terfly. Mr. Bridwell reported ants caring for Aleurodcs in 

 South Africa. 



LuciUia scrricata. — Mr. Illingworth reported finding tlie 

 larvae of this fly in the vent of a hen. On killing and exam- 

 ining the hen these larvae were found feeding and were reared 

 to maturity on meat. 



Musca domcstica. — Mr. Bridwell reported having noticed 



