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XOTES AXD EXIIIBITIOXS. 



Fhj ira.§ps.— Mr. Ehrliom exhibited a Philippine iig con- 

 taiiiiuii iiulls from which fig wasps had been dissected. The 

 hitter were also exhibited. 



Anoviala flavUahris. — Mr. Ehrhorn exhibited a specimen 

 of this beetle killed by fungns. It had been sent from Japan 

 hx Mr. Langford, Avho wrote that thousands of the beetles 

 were found dead on the ground in a locality near Tokyo. Mr. 

 Ehrhorn stated that the pathologists of the Experiment Station, 

 H. S. P. A., were attempting to cultivate the fungus, and that 

 they thought it to be the same as the fungus introduced by j\ir. 

 Muir from the Philippines a few years ago. 



CallHhrnysus koebelei. — Mr, Bridwell exhibited a speci- 

 men of this beautiful beetle, bred from mamake (Piptarus al- 

 hidus),, and stated that he found the larvae in considerable 

 numbers about two months ago on the Manoa Cliifs trail. lie 

 also rei^orted finding larvae of another species in Byronia at 

 the same place ; and additional larvae of the species in 

 Piflospornrn on the windward side of Mt. Konahuanui. 



Dolichunis gtdiituiii. — ^Ir. Bridwell remarked on the great 

 decrease in roaches of the genus Phyllodi-omia, brought about 

 by the recently introduced Dolichunis from the Philippines, 

 and liaralleling the case of Anomala orieiitalis being quickly 

 reduced to harmless numbers by the introduction of Scolia 

 iimnilae from the Philippines, 



Apliis middlctom. — Mr. Tind)erlake identified an Aphid 

 which Mr. Swezey had found on the roots of Coreopsis in 

 Kaimuki, as this species and stated that he had found it also 

 on China aster. ^Ir. Ehrhorn added that this species was 

 found connnonly by Mr. Marsh on asters as early as 1910, 

 and that it caTised considerable damage to the plants. 



