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Family Xitidulidae. 



Ortliostolus rohustus, and other beetles of this family are 

 often found very numerous in the flowers and decaying fruits 

 of many if not all species of Lobelioideae, Some are also 

 found in decaying bark of the dying stems. 



Family Pkoterhixidae. 



An undetermined species of this family has been reared 

 from larvae in dead CJcrmontia stems. There may be other 

 species also. 



Family Scolytidae. 



A species of this family has been taken in dead Clennontia 

 stems. 



Family Cukculioxidae. 



Dryophthorus crassus. This large Cossonid beetle has been 

 taken in abundance in dead Clermont ia stems. 



Oodcmas sp. has been taken in similar situations as the 

 above. 



ORTITOPTERA. 

 Family Gkyleidae. 



Prognathofjryllus alatus and P. stridulans. These peculiar 

 crickets and other allied species are often found hiding in hol- 

 low dead stems of Clennontia and other Lobelioideae. 



THYSAIsTOPTERA. 



JlcVtothrips liaeinorhoidnJis. Has been collected on Cler- 

 montia pa rri flora on Hawaii. 



XOTES AXD EXiriBITIOXS. 



Plpuneuhis sp. — Mr. Rosa exhibited puparia of a Pipuueu- 

 lus fly obtained from leafhoppers on sugar cane at the II. S. 

 P. A. Experiment Station grounds, undoubtedly the same spe- 

 cies that was exhibited bv Mr. Timberlake at the last meetino-. 



