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5. Biological Problems. There is no end to work along 

 these lines. In the "Introduction" to the "Fanna Hawaiien- 

 sis", Dr. Perkins has given a substantial basis for future ^vork 

 in this direction, but bj reference to this work, it is readily 

 seen that there is a great deal to be done in the study of the 

 habits of Hawaiian insects, their life-histories, their relations 

 to food-plants, relations of jDarasites to hosts, etc., etc. The 

 entomologists of the other institutions are continually making- 

 some advances in these lines, but in the main it is only inci- 

 dental to their work. The greater share of this falls within the 

 scope of the Museum. Work of this nature would be greatly 

 facilitated by the establishment of a Mountain Camp which 

 could be used conjointly by the other departments of Natural 

 History at the Museum. 



6. Provision for the publication of entomological papers 

 naturally follows; not to replace the "Proceedings" of the 

 Hawaiian Entomologicid Society, but for the publication of 

 results obtained in any line of entomological work at the Mu- 

 seum, as well as taxononiic papers prepared by any of the en- 

 tomologists. 



T. The Entomological Society has considerable interest 

 in the Entomology of the Pacific as a whole and recognizes 

 the importance of such study and its bearings on many of the 

 proldems of the Pacific. It feels that the Bishop Museum 

 ^\ould be the logical center for this line of research. 



8 The Entomological Society is ready to cooperate in 

 much of what is outlined above as far as the different members 

 are able, but it seems necessary for accomplishing substantial 

 advancement in the lines of w'ork suggested, that an Entomo- 

 logical Staff be maintained at the Museum. 



D. L. ( 'i;.V\VF()BD. 

 O. H. SWEZEV, 



T. C. Bkidavelt., 

 1). T. Ffm.AWAv, 



Couuiiiffce. 



