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the (ithcr Institutions. There are imiiiv hx-alities whci-e the 

 native forests are rapidly (lisappearinc'. in which insect col- 

 lecting' should be thoroughly done before it is too late. Sdiiie 

 such places are the Kohala Mountains, slopes of Hualalai and 

 otlier parts of Kona, and other regions of the forest slopes of 

 ]\rauna Loa and ]\rauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii; 1 lu- 

 palakua and other parts of the slopes of Haleakala on ^[aui ; 

 and similar conditions on the other Islands where the forests 

 are receding, due to the advancing of agricultural interests and 

 further encroachment of the cattle on the ranges. 



Many desirable places for collecting where the forests are 

 still in good condition, are much better accessible at ])resent 

 than when Dr. Perkins was collecting. For exam])lc: Waia- 

 hole, Wahiawa, and Punaluu of the Koolau Mountains (d' this 

 Island, and many places on the other Islands where the rain 

 forests have been penetrated to their hearts by the great ditches 

 to secure Avater for irrigation ]>urposes on the sugar ])lantMtions. 

 These regions should be explored for insects, and it is to be 

 ex])ected that rich results would be attained as has already re- 

 snlted from their botanical exploration. 



.'). "Types." The Entomological Society has cstaidi^hed 

 a *'ty])e collection"' to contain the "types" of new species de- 

 scribed by its membei's, and to be in the custody of certain of 

 its officers, and iov the ]U'esent, located at the entomological 

 laboratory of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Experiment Sta- 

 tion, where the Society has its headcpiarters. It seems, how- 

 ever, that logically the ^fuseum should eventually become the 

 de]K)sitorv for "types", when proper or satisfactory organiza- 

 tion has iteen effected for carrying on entomological work at 

 the Museum. 



4. There are ])roblems of interest in distrilmrion. both 

 locidly and foi' the whph' I'acihc, whicli would naturally fall 

 within the scope of woi-k of the Museum. As is well known 

 in other Xatural History bi-aiudies here, this is a very inipoi't- 

 ant line of research here. Much more insect collecting is desir- 

 able foi' a basis for consideration of these pi'ohlems. 



