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Coptotcrmes iutnidciis. — Mr. Swezey exhibited the stump of 

 a pigeon pea bush brought in by Dr. H. L. Lyon from his gar- 

 den, which was infested by this termite. The roots were par- 

 tially dead and with large excressences produced by nematodes. 

 The termites had entered from below and worked up through 

 the dead or dying heartwood and were continuing their chan- 

 nels on up into the living wood. 



Mr. Ehrhorn reported that he had found this termite doing 

 considerable damage in the lumber yards of the city, and that 

 it always entered the lumber by covered runways connecting 

 with the ground. He had experimented with carbon bisul- 

 phide poured into their channels and runways with such good 

 results that the lumber company had continued the work of 

 destruction by the same method. 



Mr. Crawford inquired whether the species could establish 

 new colonies by the swarming of the winged stages, and ^Messrs. 

 Swezey and Ehrhorn believed that new colonies must be estab- 

 lished in this way. 



Black-handed Anthoiiiyid. — ^Ir. Timberlake exhibited a series 

 of this fly collected at Kaimuki during the past few months. 

 He reported that this new immigrant is now rather common 

 and can frequently be seen sunning itself on tree trunks, but 

 it is rather difficult to capture. 



JUNE 3rd, 1920. 



The 177th meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 

 was held at the usual place. 



In the absence of the President. ]\Ir. Timberlake was author- 

 ized to conduct the meeting. ^Members present were : Alessrs. 

 Ehrhorn, Swezey, Timberlake, Rosa, Bryan, and FuUaway. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- 

 proved with corrections. 



Mr. Swezey spoke of the plans concerning the Pan-Pacific 

 Congress to be held in Honolulu in August. 



