Heterospilus prosopidis. One specimen taken on a cane leaf 

 at Waihikn. It is the introdnced parasite on the above 

 Bruehid. 



Diaclius auratus. Six specimens taken on flowers of Lu- 

 caena glauca at Lahaina. 



Calandra linearis var. striafus. Several dead specimens in 

 old tamarind pods at Lahaina. 



Schistoceros cornutus and Sinoxylon conigerum. Both 

 these beetles fonnd in the branches of a dying Hibiscns in a 

 hedge at AVailuku. 



Catorama mexicana. One specimen in tamarind pod at 

 Lahaina. 



FEBRUARY Tth, 1918. 



The one Inmdred forty-ninth meeting of the Society was 

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

 Other members present: Messrs. Bridwell, Cra\\ford, Fnlla- 

 way, Gifi^ard, Mant, Swezey, Timberlake, Wilder, and Wil- 

 liams. 



Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



?>^OTES AXD EXHIBITIONS. 



Bruchus pruininus. — Mr. Bridwell gave some notes on the 

 habits of this beetle in Honolulu. Mr. Swezey reported having 

 colected it last year at Chico, California, where it breeds iu the 

 seeds of the black locust. 



Ilalobates sp. — Mr. Pemberton reported again finding this 

 marine bug numerous along the beach at Waikiki during a 

 heavy ''kona" storm. They appear, according to his observa- 

 tion, only when the wind blows steadily from the south for two 

 or three days. 



Samoan Insects. — Mr, Giffard exhibited a small lot of 

 insects from American Samoa, collected bv Dr. H. C. Kellers, 



