458 

 DECEMBER 13th, 1917. 



The one hundred forty-seventh meeting of the Society Avas 

 held in the usual place, President Potter in the chair. Other 

 members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Crawford, Ehrhorn, Ful- 

 lawaj, Pemberton, Swezey, Timberlake and Wilder. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



The Committee on dispositon of "types" of Hawaiian 

 insects, submitted a recommendation that the Society establish 

 a collection to be located at present in the Entomological De- 

 partment of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar 

 Planters' Association, to be in the custody of the Executive 

 C^ommittee, and to be maintained especially for the deposition 

 of types. The recommendation was unanimously approved. 



Mr. F. X. Williams was elected to active membership in 

 the Society. 



The Treasurer's report for the year was submitted. Tt 

 showed a balance of $19.51, and was accepted subject to being 

 audited. 



OFFICERS ELECTED FOR 1918: 



President C. E. Pembertox 



Vice-President P. H. Ti.aiberlake 



Secretary-Treasurer D. T. Ftllaway 



xotes axd exhibitioxs. 



Sroha nianilae. — Mr. Bridwell reported finding recently a 

 female of this recently introduced wasp in Makiki Valley at 

 least a mile from where any had been liberated. 



Trypoxylon sp. — ^Mr. Timberlake exhibited a nest of this 

 wasp made in a glass i)ipette, less than one-fourth inch in diam- 

 eter and open at the top. The wasp had made the nest while 

 the pipette was standing in a rack in the chemical laboratory. 



Trioza sp. — Mr. Ehrhorn exhibited the peculiar larva of a 

 Psyllid, taken bv him on a canna leaf. 



