Illingworth — Early references to Hawaiian entomology 37 



130. Blackburn, Thomas, Notes on the Hemiptera of the Hawaiian 



Islands : Linn. Soc. N. S. W. Proc, 2d ser., vol. 3, pp. 343- 

 354, 1888. (BM) (HSPA) (AF) 



The following species are included : Scutatina : Aechalia sp., Coleo- 

 tichus sp., Geotomus siibtristis Wliite, and G. jucundus White. — Lygaeina : 

 Nysius loHgicollis n.sp., N. mauiensis n.sp., A'", zvhitei n.sp., Metrarga con- 

 tracta n.sp., M. obscuro n.sp., Cafsiiui sp. — .'\nthrocorina : Acanthia Icctularici 

 L., Cardiastethis sp., Lilia sp., Dilasia sp. — Emesidae : Ploiariodes rubro- 

 maculata n.sp., P. pukhra n.sp. — Nabina : Nobis rubritinctus n.sp., N. oscil- 

 lans, n.sp., A', innotatus White, A'^. koelensis n.sp.. A'', subrufus White, A^. 

 curtipennis n.sp. — Saldina : Salda oahuensis n.sp. 



131. Meyeick, Edward, On Pyralidina of the Hawaiian Islands: Ent. 



Soc. London Trans., pp. 209-246, 1888. (AF) (US) 

 The material for this extensive list of moths was collected by Black- 

 burn during his six-years' residence in the islands, 1877-1883. Some inter- 

 esting notes on origin and distribution are included. The list follows : 

 Pyralididae : Asopia gerontialis Walk. — Hydrocampidae : Paropony.v linaelis 

 Gn. — Botydidae : Margarodes exaula n.sp., Omiodes blackburni Butl., O. 

 (Botys) acccpta Butl., O. (Salbia) continuataUs Wallgr,. O. (Botys) de- 

 maratalis Walk., O. monogona n.sp., O. liodyta n.sp., O. (Botys) localis Butl., 

 Zinckenia recurvalis P., Scapula eucrena n.sp., S. (Locastra) tnonticolans 

 Butl., 6". (Aporodes) micacea Butl., S. (Mecyna) nigrescens Butl., S. 

 (Mecyna) ennychioides Butl., S. (Melanomecyna) stcllata Butl., S. argos- 

 celis n.sp., S. (Rhodaria) dcspecta Butl., Protocolletis n.gen., P. (Scapula) 

 constricta Butl., Mecyna (Anemosa) aurara Butl., M. virescens Butl., Orth- 

 omecyna albicaudata Butl., O. (Mecyna) exigua Butl.. O. aphanapis n.sp., 

 Mestalobes (Metasia) abnormis Butl., M. semiachrea Butl., M. minuscula 

 Butl., Eurycreon litarea Butl. — Scopariadae : Scoparia frigida Butl., Xerocopa 

 venasa Butl., X. melanapis n.sp., A^. ambrodes n.sp., X. demodes n.sp., X. 

 ischnias n.sp., X. hazvaiensis Butl., X. pachysema n.sp., X. mesoleuca n.sp., 

 X. (Scoparia) farmosa Butl., X. (Scaparia) jacunda Butl. — Pterophoridae : 

 Trichoptilus (Aciptilia) hazvaieiisis Butl., Platyptilia rhynchophora n.sp., P. 

 cosmodactyla Hb., P. brachyniorpha nsp., P. (Platyptilus) littoralis Butl. — 

 Crambidae : Eramene ocellea Hw., Hednata (Gesneria) floricalens (rect. 

 floricolans) Butl., H. (Scotamera) hydrophila Butl., H. oxyptera n.sp. — 

 Phycitidae : Ephestia (Pladia) interpunctella Hb., E. desuetella Walk., E. 

 eulella Hb., Hamaeasama (Ephestia) humcraUs Butl., Genophantis n.gen., G. 

 iodora n.sp. — Galleriadae : Achroca grisella F. 



132. Riley, C. V., A Sandwich Island sugar-cane borer, Sphenophorus 



obscurus Boisd. : Insect Life, vol. i, pp. 185-189, illns., 1888. 

 (HSPA) (UH) (BM) 



This paper gives a description of the several stages of development 

 with references to the literature. 



1^3. Dalla Torre, K. W. v., Hymenopterolgische Notizen : Wien. Ent. 

 Zeit., vol. 8, p. 124, 1889. (HSPA) 



Contains the following note : "Odynerus cardinalis Blackb. u. Cam. 

 1886) non Mor. (1885) =0. rudolphi M." 



134. Kalakaua Rex, An act relating to the suppression of plant dis- 

 eases, blight, and insect pests: Laws of the Hawaiian Islands, 

 chap. 2, 1890. 



Section 2 relates to the prevention of introduction of any plant disease, 

 blight, or insect pests injurious to vegetation, and extermination of such as 



