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long and short winged forms of this Delphacid. The long 

 winged form is rare, this probably being the first record for it, 



Rhynror/onus I'ochelei. — Mr, Bridwell reported collecting 

 this weevil in Palolo Valley. 



Proterhimts maurus. — Mr. Bridwell exhibited specimens of 

 this very large Proterhinid beetle collected by him from a va- 

 riety of Suttonla Icsserfiaua having very large leaves clustered 

 at the ends of rather thick twigs. The adult beetles feed in the 

 axils of the leaves, and the larvae feed in the pith of the newly 

 dead twigs. Other collectors of this beetle had collected it only 

 from this form of Suftonia. The type specimen was 5 mm. 

 long, the average being about 3 mm., but Mr. Bridwell col- 

 lected one specimen 9 mm. long which is undoubtedly the larg- 

 est Proterhinus ever collected. 



Insects on ti. — Mr. Bridwell stated that heretofore he had 

 found this plant very free from insects, but on June 28th he 

 had found both Cis and Proterhinus on dead ti and ieie leaves 

 on the ground in a ravine on the Pali road on windward Oahu. 



Delphacid on- Baumea. — Mr. Bridwell reported collecting 

 one specimen of an unknown Delphacid on the large sedge 

 Baumea. 



AUGUST 2xD, 1917. 



The one hundred forty-third meeting of the Society was 

 held in the entomological laboratory of the new building of 

 the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Experiment Station, Vice-Presi- 

 dent Pemberton in the chair. Other members present : Messrs. 

 Bridwell, Ehrhorn, Fullaway, Kuhns, Muir, Swezey, Timber- 

 lake, and Willard, and Mr. D. L. Crawford, visitor. 



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

 Secretary pro tern. 



^[inutes of the previous meeting read and approved. 



