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nata, 10 specimens, 5 species ; Xeiiroptera, 12 specimens, 3 

 species. 



In the collection, the following 25 species* have been noted 

 which also occur in Hawaii : Hjmenoptera — Aijis mellifera 

 L., Polisfes hehraeus Fab., Pison hospes Sm., Pison indiijennis 

 Sm., Evania appendigaster (L.), Evania sericea Cam., Iscliio- 

 goniis palliatus (Cam.), Encyrtus mfelix Emb. Diptera — 

 Stegomyia scutellaris (Walk.), Gnamptopsilopus paiellifer 

 Thorns., CMromyia (ScypheUa) flava L. Lepidoptera — A7io- 

 sia enppus Cram., Plusia chalcites Esp.. Stoeberhinus testaceus 

 Butl, Coleoptera — Necrohia rufipes Fab., Araecerus fascicula- 

 his (De Geer), Rhahdocnemis ohscura (Boisd.). Heteroptera 

 — Geotomus pygmaeus Dallas, Reduviolus capslformis (Germ.), 

 Orthoptera — Gryllus oceanicus Le Guill, Periplaneia australa- 

 siae Fab., Leucophaea surinamensis Fab., Phyllodromia notu- 

 lata (Stal.), P. ohlusata Brunn., CheJisoches mono (Fab.). 



Kilauea Insecis. — Mr. Giffard exhibited a collection of 

 insects made bv him at Kilauea last summer. 



Clerada apicicornis. — Mr. Ehrhorn reported finding this 

 predacious bug in a pigeon's nest after the ne-;': had been 

 vacant for six months. 



AcaJles sp. — Mr. Ehrhorn exhibited a specimen of this 

 genus of Curculionid beetles found in decaying wood. 



Jassid on Amaranth. — Mr. Swezey reported finding on 

 Amarantus spinosus growing by the roadside in Makiki Val- 

 ley, the same Jassid exhibited by Mr. Ehrhorn at the previous 

 meeting. 



Cryptophlehia illeplda in macadamia nut. — Mr. Swezey 

 exhibited a specimen of this Tortricid moth bred from a maca- 

 damia nut. Several of the nuts were brought in oy Mr. Hig- 

 gins, ISTovember 19th, from Mr. Jordan's place on Wyllie 

 street. The outer husk of the nut was being eaten oy lepidop- 

 terous larvae feeding between it and the nut, in some cases 



* The determinations of these species were made by Messrs. Swezey, 

 Bridwell and Timberlake.— [Ed.] 



