Honolulu. Four specimens of a black Chelomis wasp and 4 

 specimens of a small Ontliophagus beetle were liberated in Ho- 

 nolulu and at Wahiawa respectively by D. T. Fullaway. The 

 Coccinellids are also being bred in the laboratory. All this 

 material was recently brought by Mr. Williams from Herbert 

 River, ISTorthern Queensland. 



Syrphid flies from California. — Mr. Osborn reported the 

 breeding and liberation of a mixed colony of about 60 adults 

 of Eupeodes voliicns, Syrplius aniericanus and possibly other 

 species. These were first placed in a large cage containing 

 aphids on cane in order to give opportunity for mating, and 

 then released on the H. S. P. A. Station grounds. This 

 material was forwarded from the California State Insectary 

 at Sacramento. 



OCTOBER 2nd, 1919. 



The 169th meeting of the Society was held in the usual 

 place, President Giffard in the chair. Other members present : 

 Messrs. Bridwell, Bryan, Ehrhorn, Osborn, Rosa, Swezey, 

 Timberlake and Williams. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. Bridwell was appoint- 

 ■ed Secretary pro tem. 



Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



The Tahiti Coconut Weevil, Calandra taitensis Guerin, 

 in Hawaii. 



BY O. H. SWEZEY. 



This insect was described from Tahiti in 1840, by Guerin, 

 in Iconographie der Regne Animal, page 171, and figured on 

 plate 30, Fig. 4. 



Doane, in Notes on Insects Affecting the Coconut Trees of 



Proc. Haw. Entom. Soc, IV, No. 2, June, 1920. 



