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a common parasite of plagithmysine larvae and specifically 

 mentioned it as a parasite of Neoclytarliis indecens in material 

 of Sniilax twigs from Mt. Kaala. 



Bupelmus sp. — Mr. Bridwell also reported rearing a native 

 species of Eupelmus from Neoclytarliis cuphorhiae from Ewa 

 Coral Plain. 



Bruchidae. — Mr. Bridwell spoke of the serious increase of 

 Bnichns sallaei in kiawe pods in Oahii. He reported that B. 

 I'unhatus proves to be generally distributed on this side of Oahu, 

 and that it occurs in the seeds of Alhizzia Ichhek, an Oriental 

 tree, as well as in the seeds of the monkey pod and opiuma. It 

 has also been bred artificially in the seeds of the gluebush and 

 kiawe. It is striking that so many American southwestern 

 species have become established here and attack plants or trees 

 quite diverse. Mr. Bridwell further reported finding Caryo- 

 boriis breeding sparingly in the seeds of Cacsalpinia sepiaria, the 

 wait-a-bit thorn, in the Kaukonahua gulch. 



Coptotcrmes intrudens. — Mr. Ehrhorn reported on finding 

 this termite destroying sweet corn in a garden on Sand Island. 

 A pile of old lumber near-by was riddled by the termite, and 

 this was probably the source of the colony attacking the corn. 



Mr. Gififard spoke of the growing importance of white ants 

 in the Islands, and Mr. Bridwell reported on what might be 

 considered serious injury in the native forest by Calotermes 

 castaneus, as he had found this species attacking living wood. 



MAY 6th, 1920. 



The 176th meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 

 was held in the entomological laboratory of the Hawaiian Sugar 

 Planters' Experiment Station. President Crawford occupied 

 the Chair and other members present were Messrs. Bryan, 

 Ehrhom, Rosa, Swezey, Timberlake and Willard. In the 

 absence of the Secretary, Mr. Timberlake! was appointed Sec- 

 retary pro tem., and the minutes of the previous meeting were 

 read and approved. 



President Crawford reported no further developments in the 



