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at the Experiment Station. All come near to P. terryi de- 

 scribed from Kauai. Two specimens of the latter species were 

 exhibited, collected recently by Mr. Timberlake at Grove Farm, 

 Kauai. 



Proterhinus maunis. — Mr. Swezey. exhibited a specimen of 

 this, the largest species of this genus of beetles. He also exhib- 

 ited twigs of the large-leaved Swttonia (considered a distinct 

 l)ut undescribed species by Mr. Rock), collected by Mr. Brid- 

 well May 23rd, on Mt. Olympus, showing the work of the lar- 

 vae of this beetle. The adult beetle exhibited had bred out 

 after the twigs were brought down. Mr. Swezey called to 

 attention that in the Fauna Hawaiiensis Dr. Perkins recorded 

 this Protevliinus from Pelea, which is an error, as the original 

 specimens were collected from this same large-leaved species of 

 Suttonia. 



AEr/osoma reflexum. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a larva and a 

 pupa of this Prionid beetle taken from a dead and rotten ohia 

 tree beside the ^It. Olympus Trail, May 23rd, 1918. There 

 were a good many larvae of various sizes in the tree. This 

 indicates that the species is common on this island, whereas a 

 few years ago it was considered rare. 



Nesosydne koae. — Mr. Bri dwell reported the finding of 

 this leafhopper on koa in the new planting of Acacia hoa on 

 Sugar Loaf, May 26th. 



Cemmhycid in pods of Acacia famesiana. — Mr. Bri dwell 

 reported that on May 30th, 1918, while examining pods of 

 Acacia famesiana, recently-dead pods were 'foimd rather fre- 

 quently infested by a Cerambycid. The same species was 

 found previously in old lima bean pods, and is the one pre- 

 viously reported bred from dead petioles of papaya {Carica 

 papaia).^ The larvae are pugnacious and attack others when 

 placed in the same box, and in no case was more tlian one larva 

 found in a pod. The pods attacked w^ere apparently those 

 previously moth-eaten by the Tortricid Cryptophlehia iUepida. 



* Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc, III, p. 388, 1918. 



