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guava-coverecl windward slopes of the mountains, would be 

 likely to be found. The locality is notorious for the force of 

 the wind. Mr. Williams has previously reported finding a 

 single nest of Crabro twrvidoventris in a somewhat similar 

 locality at a higher elevation stored with Ceratitis capUata. 

 The utilization of this fly by these native wasps is noteworthy. 

 Probably the natural slowness of flight is increased in these 

 localities by the effect of the wind and the lower temperature. 



BrucliHS Ihnbatus. — Mr. Bridwell reported that the Brucliid 

 recently bred by Mr. Swezey from the seeds of the monkey- 

 ])od (Samanea saniaii), is apparently Brurlms limbatiis Horn, 

 previously known from Southern California, and Lower Cali- 

 fornia to Texas, and has been bred from Side rocar pas flexicau- 

 Jis and an undetermined chaparral plant known as tenaza. 

 He has found it at Makiki Heights, where it had bred fi-om 

 eggs laid on the pods. He had bred it in numbers from eggs 

 laid upon the seeds. 



Newly Imported insects from Australia. — Mr. Williams 

 reported the liberation at Mountain View, Hawaii, of rolouies 

 of the Ca rabid enemies of the sugar cane leaf hopper recently 

 brought by him from Australia. These colonies consisted of: 



68 Drypta australis, Dej. 



2 Drypta maMersH Macleay. 

 66 of a green Drypta. 



4 Clilaeniiis beetles with yellow spots. For cutworms. 

 There were also liberated at Waipio, Oaliu, the following- 

 Aphis enemies, also from Australia: 

 30 adults of CoccineUa repa/nda. 

 28 adults of CoccineUa arcuaia. 



3 adults of a Syrphid. 

 6 green Chrysopa sp. 



A Hemerobiid^ Micromiis, was liberated in numbers at 

 Wailuku and Lahaina, Maui, and at Waipio, Oaliu, and Hono- 

 lulu Experiment Station grounds (6 specimens), Oahu. One 

 female Paralaslor wasp was liberated at the Station grounds, 



