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Small series of Ilhitrnia fnUairdiji var. All off Annj- 

 ro.riphiiiDi ?p. 

 From Waikamoi, East ]\Iani, approximately 4,000 feet 

 elevation : 

 Large series of Ilhurnia sp. off Gunnera petaloidea. 

 Large series of Ilhurnia sp. off Pipturus. 

 Small series of Ilhurnia sp. off Cijanea aculcatiflora. 

 Small series of Ilhurnia sp. close to /. hJackhur)ii, off 



Cyanea h am matiflora. 

 Both sexes and nvmphs were represented, 

 Hawaii Delpli acids. — Mr. Giffard exhibited a collection of 

 Delpliacidae collected by himself on the Island of Hawaii dnr- 

 ing the months of Jnlv and Angust. With the exception of a 

 few honrs collecting in a remote district, the whole collection 

 was taken witliin a radius of 5 or (5 miles from hio residence 

 in Olaa near the Volean(^ Kilanea, The exhibit inclnded the 

 following : 



Scries of all the '■] known species of Nesodryas from 

 that Island, witli the addition of a small series of one new 

 species from A)rlidesnui platypliyllum. 



A large series of Xe.sodryas munroi from Dodonea vis- 

 cusa var. spatJndata, Avhich hitherto has only been taken- 

 sparsely on the Island of Lanai on the same food-plant. 



Of the species of the Lei aloha and Aloha groups, all 

 were collected with a view to sorting out variations in- 

 color. A small series of one new species of Aloha( ?) taken 

 on the sand desert at the Volcano off the common fern, 

 Nephrolepis exaUata. will make the fourth of the genus so- 

 far taken on the Island of Haw-aii. 



The genus Ilhurnia was also well represented by all the- 

 speeies with the exception of one species from Ivona (which 

 place was not visited) and two other old species which have 

 not as yet been verified by the capture of males. The com- 

 mon species of this large genus were taken on this occasion: 



