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 FEBRUARY 5th, 1920. 



The 173rd meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 

 was held in the usual place, Mr. Crawford presiding, other 

 members present being Messrs. Bryan, Giffard, Osborn, Rosa, 

 Swezey, Timberlake, and Williams. 



In the absence of the Secretan,-, the reading of the minutes 

 of the previous meeting was omitted, and Mr. Timberlake was 

 appointed Secretary pro tern, by the Chair. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITIONS. 



J\\^pa occidentalis. — Mr. Wilhams reported the capture of 

 a fresh specimen of a queen of J^espa, to all appearances J\ 

 occidentalis Cresson, taken by Messrs. Rock and Agee at 4000 

 feet, Halemanu, Kauai, on January 30th. The insect, which 

 was benumbed with cold, was found clinging to the under side 

 of a fallen post, where it was presumably hibernating. This is 

 the first record of a species of Vespa for the Hawaiian Islands, 

 and it seems probable that this species is already established on 

 Kauai. Its natural habitat is the western part of the United 

 States. 



Mr. Swezey stated that he had taken this species in Arizona, 

 California, and Oregon, and exhibited his collection of North 

 American species of Vespa. 



Immigrant Insects Recorded in 1919.* — ]\Ir. Swezey sub- 

 mitted a list of 25 immigrant insects, recorded by the members 

 of the Society for the first time during the year 1919. Mr. 

 Swezey remarked on the economic importance of the included 

 species, and stated that none so far as yet known will become 

 pests of any great importance, and that some are distinctly 

 beneficial. Calandra taitcnsis and Aphis middletonii have some 

 economic interest, while Chrysopa, Silaon. and some of the para- 

 sitic Hymenoptera are beneficial. 



Scolia manilae. — Messrs. Swezey and Osborn spoke of the 

 habits of Scolia and its preference for cultivated ground. This 

 is detrimental on the whole for the control of Adorelus in some 



Printed in Proceedings for 1919, page 448 (Ed.). 



