46 Bcrnice P. Bisho(< Museum — Bulletin 



detecia Mask.. Chioiiaspis prunicola Mask. (syn. of Diaspis amygdali Tryon), 

 C. cugcniae Mask., Fiorinia fioriiiiac Targ., Aulascaspis boisduvalii Sign., A. 

 rosae Bouche. 



186. Hampson, G. F., a revision of the moths of the superfamily Pyrau- 

 stinae and family Pyralidae : Zool. Soc. London Proc, pp. 590- 

 761, 1898. 



The following Hawaiian species are included: Xacolcin blackburni Butl., 

 N. accepta Butl., A', continentalis Wllgrn., A^. demaratalis Wlk., and A', localis 

 Butl. (p. 699). 



187 Howard, L. O., On some new parasitic insects of the subfamily 

 Encyrtinae: U. S. Nat. ]\Ius. Proc, vol. 21, pp. 231-248, 1898. 

 (BM) 

 BIcpynis maisde)ii n. sp. is described from Honolulu (p. 234). 



188. KiRBY, W. F., Description of a new genus of Odonata: Annals and 



Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., vol. 2, pp. 346-348, 1898. (HSPA) 

 Describes Nesogonia n.gen.. A', blackbunii McL. Also published in Haw. 



Planters' Mo. vol. 17. pp. 208-219 and 2=;8-269, Honolulu, 1898. (BM) (US) 



(HSPA). 



189. KoEBELE, Albert, Report of Prof. Albert Koebele, Entomologist of 



the Hawaiian Government : Rept. Min. Int. Repub. Haw. for 



1897, PP- 105-137, Honolulu, 1898. (BM) (US) (HSPA) 



Most of this report is a repetition of the valuable report presented by 



this author the previous year (see No. 175). New matter, starting on page 



130, deals with natural enemies of pests observed in California, Arizona, and 



Mexico. 



190. Maskell, W. M.. Further coccid notes with descriptions of new 



species and discussion of points of interest: N. Zeal. Inst. 

 Trans., vol. 30, pp. 219-252, 1898. (BM) 



Includes a discussion of Aspidiotus cydomac Comstock, var. tecta n. var., 

 from Hawaii (p. 224). 



191. Maxwell, Walter, The Hawaiian Islands: U. S. Dept. Agric. 



Yearbook for 1898, pp. 563-582, 1899. 



Includes a brief note on quarantine against insect pests and plant dis- 

 eases and a letter from Mr. Koebele (p. .S74)- 



192. AlFkEn, J. D., Die Xylocopa-art der Hawaiian Islands: Ent. Nachr., 



vol. 25, pp. 317-318, 1899. (HSPA) 



The introduced bee, commonly known in Hawaii as Xylocopa aencipen- 

 nis Deg., is here considered to be the Asiatic species. A', chloroptera Lep. 



193. Brigham, W. T.. Hawaiian feather work: B. P. Bishop Mus. Mem., 



vol. I, No. I, Honolulu, 1899. 



Contains interesting references to the development of kahilis and their 

 relation to house flies. 



194. CockERELl, T. D. a., The Coccidae of the Sandwich Islands: Ent, 



vol. 32, pp. 93, 164, 1899. (AF) 



Discussed the distribution of what were considered endemic Hawaiian 

 species, namely: Kcrmicus (formerly Sphaerococcus) bambusae, which also 



