157 



of 39.5, 24.3, 3.9, 5.1 and 25.3 per cent respectively. 



Eugenia. Two samples of fruit gathered at Victoria and 

 Beretania Streets during September yielded larvae showing a 

 parasitism of 9.5 and 6.1 per cent respectively. 



Mangoes. Seven lots of mangoes collected in Honolulu, local- 

 ity unrecorded, during July and August yielded larvae showing a 

 parasitism of 1.5, 3, 0, 7.1, 10.4, and per cent respectively. 



Mimusops elengi. Over three hundred larvae emerging from 

 two lots of this fruit gathered at Queen's Hospital during July 

 yielded no parasites. 



Natal Plum. Larvae emerging from one lot of this fruit 

 gathered at Kalihi near Thomas' Pineapple Cannery showed a 

 parasitism of 6.1 per cent. 



Ochrosia. Larvae emerging from lots of this fruit gathered 

 during August from Spreckels' Estate, Punahou St., and from the 

 grounds of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry showed a para- 

 sitism of 29 per cent and per cent respectively. 



Peach. From 2,301 larvae emerging during July from peaches 

 grown at Kaala Avenue and Vancouver Highway, no parasites de- 

 veloped. 



Rose Apple. Fruit gathered from 9118 Pauoa Road and 

 Pauoa Valley opposite church, yielded larvae showing a parasitism 

 of per cent and 40 per cent respectively. 



Table II. Percentage of Parasitism among C. capilata larvae 

 developing in Chinese oranges (Citrus japonica). 



Date of 

 Larval 

 Emerg- 

 ence 



Locality 



Punahou Street . 

 Beretania Street 

 Punahou Street . . 



Au-'^iist 3 Manoa Valley 

 5 

 24 " " 



28 

 Sept. 2 



7 



8 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 25 

 28 

 29 

 29 

 30 



Beretania Street .... 



Punahou Street 



1516 Beretania Street 



Kapahula St 



Punahou Street 



957 Prospect 



King and Alapai 



957 Prospect 



Punahou St 



957 Prospect 



Number of Percent" 



Specimens ■ tage 

 Bred of 



. T'api- O. Humilis Parasit- 



tata ism 



27 



2 



13.80 



27 



1 



3.60 



50 



1 



2.00 



376 



4 



1.05 



171 



5 



2.80 



41 



3 



6.80 



17 



2 



10.50 



22 



3 



12.10 



26 



2 



7.1 



26 



32 



55.20 



43 



3 



6.50 



15 



2 



11.60 



31 



1 



3.10 



6 







.00 



23 



1 



4.17 



40 



1 



2.44 



17 



2 



10.50 



8 



2 



20.00 



