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Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomoiogicai Society 
New Zealand the statement appears that this species is abundant in 
Victoria and New South Wales and does great damage to crops and fruit 
trees of all kinds." 
Mr. Van Zwaluwenburg introduced Mr. Joseph A. Byrom, chief engraver 
with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, who spoke to the Society on the preparation 
of illustrations for publication. 
JUNE 13, 1955 
The 594th meeting was held at the H.S.P.A. Experiment Station on Mon¬ 
day, June 13, at 2:00 p.m. with Vice-President Van Zwaluwenburg in the 
chair 
Members present: Adachi, Balock, Beardsley, Boyle, Carter, Clagg, Ford, 
Haramoto, Hardy, Holway, Joyce, Keck, Look, Maehler, Nakata, Namba, 
Rosa, Sakimura, Steiner, Suehiro, Tuthill, and Van Zwaluwenburg. 
Notes and Exhibitions 
TOXORHYNCHITES BREVIPALPIS Theobald: Dr. Tuthill reported that 
he collected a living adult of this mosquito at the University of Hawaii on 
April 8. 
RHYNCOGONUS WELCH 11 Perkins: Mr. Ford reported that he found the 
elytra of six specimens of this beetle in Halona Valley, in the Waianae Moun¬ 
tains, Oahu in the latter part of May. It was previously known only from the 
unique type (''Proceedings,” 8:269,1933). 
NYSIUS NIGRISCUTELLATUS Usinger: Dr. Hardy reported that Mr. 
J. M. Vetter of KGMB told him that operations of the television transmitter 
on Haleakala were being greatly hampered by tremendous swarms of insects. 
These were identified by Dr. Hardy as Nysius nigriscutellatus Usinger. Mr. 
Vetter said they occurred in such large numbers that they clogged up the 
filters used for the air cooling system, and that large numbers entered the 
building. / 
CENTRUROIDES GRACILIS (Latreille): Dr. Hardy stated that a large 
black scorpion collected in a warehouse at Ft. Shafter by Pat Nakagawa has 
been identified by Dr. Willis J. Gertsch, of the American Museum of Natural 
History, as this species (Hist. Nat. Gen. Crust. Ins. 7:127, 1804). This 
scorpion occurs in the U.S. in Florida and southern Texas and is abundant 
throughout tropical America down into South America. The venom of this 
species is not particularly dangerous but it is always wise to avoid members 
of the genus Centruroides. 
AsCYLTUS sp.: A specimen of jumping spider from Hilo, Hawaii, was 
given to Dr. Ha)dy b, Dt. Pemberton It was identified by Dt. Gertsch as 
Ascyltus sp., "very likely pterygodes (L.) Koch.” Dr. Gertsch says, It is my 
