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Proceedings of the HAWAIIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY for 1961 Proceedings of the HAWAIIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY for 1961 VOL. XVIII, No. 1 AUGUST, T962 Suggestions for Manuscripts Manuscripts should be typewritten on one side of standard-size white bond paper, double or triple spaced, with ample margins. The sheets should not be fastened together; they should be mailed flat. Pages should be numbered con secutively. Inserts should be typed on separate pages and placed in the manu script in the proper sequence. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and inserted in the manuscript immediately below the citation, separated from the text by lines. They should be used only where necessary. All names and references should be checked for accuracy, including diacritical marks. Authors' names must be spelled out when first mentioned. Illustrations should be planned to fit the type page, Wl x 7 inches. They should be drawn to allow for at least one-third reduction. 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Fifty gratis copies of reprints will be supplied by the Society to authors under certain circumstances. The Secretary should be consulted on this point. Examination of articles in this issue will help in conforming to the style of presentation desired. PROCEEDINGS of the Hawaiian Entomological Society Vol. XVIII, No. 1 For the Year 1961 August, 1962 January 9, 1961 The 661 st meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society was called to order by President Beardsley at 2:10 P. M. on Monday, January 9, 1961, at the Experi ment Station, HSPA. Members present: Anderson, Beardsley, Bianchi, Chilson, Clagg, Davis, Einmo, Fullaway, Fussell, Habeck, Holloway, Krauss, Lofgren, Look, Maa, Miyatake, Nakata, Nishida, Pemberton, Quate, D. Rainwater, H. I. Rainwater, Ross, Sherman, Suehiro, Sugerman, Thompson, Tuthill, Wilton, and Woolford. Visitors: Mr. C. E. Alexander, Dr. David Hardwick, Mr. Granger Lufton, Mr. David W. Lupton, Mr. Carl J. Mitchell, and Mrs. Grace H. Nakahashi. Dr. David Hardwick, who is spending four months in Hawaii studying the native species of Heliothis, spoke briefly on his research. Dr. L. W. Quate gave a talk, illustrated by color slides, on the entomological field trip he and his wife made for the Bishop Museum in Viet Nam and Laos. He also discussed briefly their work at the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta; Zoologisch Museum, Berlin; and British Museum (Natural History), London; and described the Eleventh International Congress of Entomology at Vienna. Notes and Exhibitions Samia euryalus (Boisduval): Mr. Bianchi exhibited a specimen of this1 ceanothus silk moth which had been reared by a boy who had found the cocoon attached to his Christmas tree. Presumably both the cocoon and the tree, probably a conifer, had been imported from the continental United States. Dr. Pemberton commented on the possibility of importing many different kinds of insects to the islands during the Christmas season when it is impossible to inspect all of the trees which are shipped in. He also called attention to the attempts of the State Department of Agriculture to encourage local production of Christmas trees. Mr. Look stated that though Christmas trees are inspected, it is obviously impossible to examine each individual tree. Trees shipped from the west coast are not certified to be free of pests. 2 Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomological Society Cryptophlebia ombrodelta (Lower) [ = Argyroploce carpophaga (Wal- singham)]: Mr. Davis exhibited specimens of this new immigrant tortricid moth which were reared from seagrape fruit, Coccolobis uvifera (L.) Jacq., and terminal twigs of the fern tree, Filicium decipiens (W. and A.), collected at Waialae-Kahala, Oahu in August I960. This is a new record for Hawaii. The species also occurs on Guam where Swezey reared it from seeds of several leguminous trees, Poinciana regia, Adenanthera pavonina, and Pithecellobium duke. Mr. Beardsley noted that this tortricid was taken in HSPA light traps during September and October 1958 and most likely was established in the state at that time, but had been confused with the closely related Argyroploce illepida (Butler), which is probably native to Hawaii. In India, litchi fruits are reported to be favorite hosts of this species [Fletcher, 1920, Dept. Agric. India, Mem. 6(2) :55 (as carpophaga)] and its presence in Hawaii may explain the increase in damage to litchi fruit during the past two years which has been attributed to A. illepida. Specimens were determined by J. F. G. Clarke, Smithsonian Institution, U.S.N.M. (For synonymy and host plants, see Bradley, 1953, Jour. Ent. Res. 43:679.) Catabena esula Druce: It was reported for Mr. Harry Nakao that on a recent lantana survey in the Kau District, Hawaii, 56 pupae of this species were picked up in 10 minutes at Kukui paddock, Kapapala Ranch. This noctuid moth was introduced from California in 1955 and is becoming increasingly abundant in some localities. It has been recovered on all islands except Kauai, and appears to build up populations between the months of December and March. Aphidius smithi Sharma and Rao: Mr. Beardsley reported that this braconid parasite of the pea aphid, Macrosiphum pisi (Harris), was found established in an alfalfa field at Ewa, Oahu during late December I960. Shipments of A. smithiy obtained by the HSPA Experiment Station through the courtesy of the University of California Department of Biological Control were liberated at Ewa, Oahu and Kekaha, Kauai during October and November I960. Mr. Krauss presented the following notes: Artema atlanta Walckenaer: This pholcid spider is abundant and a nuisance because of its webs in houses in Manoa Valley, Honolulu. Dr. W. J. Gertsch, who identified it from specimens collected in Manoa on December 17, I960, states that it is a tropicopolitan species widespread in the Americas and presum ably the same species identified as Artema sisyphoides Doleschall by Simon (Fauna Hawaiiensis 2:446, 1900). Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley: This mealybug, identified by H. Mor rison, was found in large numbers on aerial roots of the Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis L.) in the Pawaa district, Honolulu, January 15, I960. It has not previously been listed from this tree. Plusia (Autographa) chalcites (Esper): Larvae of the garden looper were Vol. XVIII, No. 1, August, 1962 3 observed feeding extensively on leaves of sourbush [Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.] in Waikiki, on January 2, 1961, a new host record. Lantana borers in Mexico: Mr. Krauss exhibited specimens of larvae and adults of the following species of lantana borers and damage caused by them in Veracruz state, Mexico. Aerenicopsis championi Bates. The larvae of this cerambycid bore in branches of Lantana camara mista (L.) L. H. Bailey near Veracruz. They are about 30 mm. long, yellow, with a curved brown spine at the posterior end of the body. The first releases of this species against Lantana camara aculeata Moldenke in Hawaii were made in 1955. A few recoveries have been made but its present status is uncertain. Plagiohammus spinipennis Thomson. Larvae of this cerambycid are white in color and attain a length of about 40 mm. They bore in stems and roots of Lantana scorta Moldenke in the Jalapa-Orizaba, Mexico area. Releases were first made in the islands in I960. Phassus argentiferus Walker. The large brown larvae, up to 7 cm. in length, of this hepialid moth bore in stems and roots of Lantana camara mista and L. scorta in Veracruz state, Mexico and form damp, soft sacks of chewed wood fragments and silk over the entrances to their burrow. As this species attacks other plants, it will not be used in lantana control. Bishop Museum Entomology Department notes: Dr. Quate reported that insect fragments have been taken northeast of New Zealand at 11,000 feet in the high-speed aerial trap operating on a U.S. Navy Super-Constellation. An antenna of a male chironomid and head of a sciarid were collected in the trap which is operated by Josef Sedlacek, Bishop Museum entomologist. Air trapping of insects is part of Bishop Museum's participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program. February 13, 1961 The 662nd meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society was called to order by President Beardsley at 2:10 P. M. on Monday, February 13, I960, at the Experiment Station, HSPA. Members present: Anderson, Beardsley, Chilson, Chong, Fullaway, Fussell, Joyce, Kim, Lofgren, Look, Maa, Miyatake, Nakata, Pemberton, Quate, D. Rainwater, H. I. Rainwater, Suehiro, Woolford, and Yoshimoto. Visitors: Messrs. E. R. Yoshioka, D. W. Lupton, and Kali Aly. Messrs. David W. Lupton and Carl J. Mitchell were elected unanimously to membership in the society. President Beardsley appointed D. P. Wilton, Chairman, S. Nakata, and D. Rainwater as members of a committee to select the award for the winner of the best entomology exhibit at the annual Science Fair. 4 Proceedings, Hawaiian Entomological Society Notes and Exhibitions Dr. Joyce presented the following notes: Protalebrella brasiliensis (Baker): A single specimen of this cicadellid leafhopper was taken in a light trap on September 13, I960 at the Public Health Service Quarantine Station, Fort Armstrong, Honolulu.
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