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Silaon rohweri. — Islv. Williams recorded finding a nest of 

 this wasp in a cactus twig, part of the hedge around the 

 grounds of Punahou College, Honolulu, July 20th, 1920. Five 

 adults emerged later. 



Cyrtorhuuts niundiilus (Bred.). — IMr. IMuir stated that this 

 predacious bug was introduced into Honolulu on June 21, 1920, 

 to prey upon the eggs of Perkinsiclla. The first liberation 

 was on July 12th, 1920, at Ewa. Three weeks later recently 

 hatched young were found. 



■^Nesitlunysns n. sp. — Mr. Swezey exhibited a specimen of 

 an undescribed species of this recently described genus of 

 Cerambycidae. The beetle was picked up by Mr. Chas. Haas 

 on the upper part of the Wahiawa trail July 4, 1920. It will 

 be the second species of this genus, the first species, bridzveUi, 

 being from ]\It. Kaala of the Waianae Range. 



^Nesithniysus n. sp. — Mr. E. H. Bryan exhibited a specimen 

 of another species of this newly described genus, which was 

 captured by C. N. Forbes on Pclca on the west bank of Hai- 

 puaena stream. East Maui, elevation about 3100 feet, June 29th, 

 1920. 



Ticks. — Mr. Bryan exhibited a long series of ticks caught 

 by Mr. Stokes, who said they were infesting his dog's ears in 

 Kaimuki, July 11th, 1920. He reported that the larger ones 

 were slow, sluggish, and deeply imbedded in the flesh, making 

 their removal difficult ; the smaller ones were very lively and 

 difficult to catch. 



Phora sp. — Mr. Bryan exhibited a series of a species of 

 Phoridae which were bred from a bottle of landshells, genus 

 Aiiriculella, collected along Haipuaena stream, East Maui, 

 June 29th, 1920. The bottle had been filled with alcohol, which 

 subsequently leaked out. Whether the maggots lived through 

 the alcoholic period or got in afterward is not known, although 

 the bottle M^as tightly stoppered and was carried in a cigar box. 



Nesotocus giffardi. — Mr. Swezey exhibited two specimens 

 of this large weevil which he had cut out of a Chcirodendron 



* These two species are described by Dr. Perkins on pages 503, 504 

 of this issue. (Ed.) 



