THE MELON FLY. 5 



pahoehoe, Island of Hawaii. Indications are that the melon fly was 

 introduced as early as 1895. 



That the melon fly is an introduced pest is proved by the inter- 

 esting fact that the gourd calabashes used by the Hawaiian natives 

 during the past century, many of which are preserved in various 



F I( j. 4. — Melon fly: a, Well-grown larvte; b, puparia. Twice natural size. (Original.) 



Fig. 5. — The melon fly : Third-instar larva, a, Lateral view of entire body ; 1), dorsal view 

 of anterior end ; c, d, lateral and ventral views of same. Much enlarged. (Authors' 

 illustration.) 



museums and private collections, are free from evidences of melon- 

 fly attack. Modern utensils largely have superseded calabashes dur- 

 ing these later days, but the few that are grown show the surface 

 defects due to the attack of the melon fly. 



Although no satisfactory record has been made of the spread of 

 the melon fly to the various islands of Hawaii, it is now a well- 



