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jVIoniitaiiis of Hawaii, ou trees of Clieirodcndron gmidichaudil. 

 The lan-ae Avere abundant, feeding in the inner layers of h-Avk 

 of dying branches of the trees simihir to the way tlie hirvae 

 of N. giffardi do on the Island of Oahn. 



Celerio calida. — Mr. Swezey reported recently breeding a 

 specimen of this endemic Sj^hingid from a pnpa foimd in a 

 cavity in a dead branch of a Cheirodendron tree, the opening 

 to the cavity being closed by a slight web. This was at an 

 elevation of about ten feet from the ground on a tree standing 

 l\y the Manoa Cliffs Trail on the back side of Tantalus, Oalni. 

 It is thought that the caterpillar fed on some other tree than 

 the Clieirodcndron, and sought this as a convenient place for 

 pupation. 



Aphis-feeding Itonidid. — Mr. Osborn gave further notes 

 on the habits of the aphis-feeding Itonidid recently reported 

 by him. The species proves to be more abundant than had 

 been previously supposed. 



Eristalis aeneus. — Mr. Osborn reported seeing this recent 

 immigrant Syrphid at Waianae. Mr. Ehrhorn reported seeing 

 this fly hovering about cellular lava rocks in Manoa Valley. 

 The species is now exceedingly abundant in Honolulu. 



Diachiis auratus. — Mr. Bryan reported finding this immi- 

 grant Chrysomelid at Wailuku, Maui, and exhilnted leaves of 

 garden roses which showed the characteristic injuries caused 

 by the feeding of the adult beetle. 



Sclerodernnis. — Mr. Bridwell gave furthci- notes on the 

 habits of various species of Sclerodermus. 



Silaon rohweri. — Mr. Bridwell reported lirecdiug the male 

 of this species from the uiaterial exhibited last moiitli. 



.1 Dipterous parcmte of Corizns Jnjaliniis. — ^Ii-. IJridwell 

 exhibited specimens of a miiscoid larva found by ^Ir. Swezey 

 in specimens of the Lygaeid collected by him from Eupliorhia 

 on the Ewa Coral Plain near Sisal, which were uufortuuately 

 killed before the ])arasitism was discovered. 'I'lic lai'xa occii- 



