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DEFERRED BUSIXESS. 



Tlie Coniuiittee on Eiitoiiiolog'ieal Organization submitted 

 a report, containing recomniendation.s to the Bishop Mnseuni 

 and the Committee of the Xational Council of Research, on 

 entomoh^gical Avork in the Paciiic. The report was accepted 

 and the Secretary ordered to connnunicate a copy to Dr. IT. E. 

 Gregory, Director of the Bishop Museum, and to })rint 

 the same in the Proceedings. The Committee was then 

 discharged and its work transferred to the Executive Com- 

 mittee Avith the addition of T. C. Bridwell. 



The President announced the appointment of Messrs. 

 Timberlake, Pemberton and Bridwell as a Committee on 

 Common Xames of Economic Insects, Mr. Timberlake to act 

 as chairman. 



Report of the Committee on Entomological Org-anization. 



(Submitted Dec. 9, 1919) 

 Biological Problems of the ITawaiiax Ixsect Fauna. 



In the recommendations made by this Committee for lines 

 of entomological work appropriate to be carried on by the 

 Bishop Museum, and presented to the Society for consid- 

 eration at a s])ecial meeting <7une IT, 1919, and later trans- 

 mitted to the Director of the Museum, one topic was 

 designated, "Biological Problems," in connection with the 

 endemic insect fauna, without giving detailed statemenr of 

 such problems. The Committee now presents a detailed out- 

 line of certaiu lines of work open for research im-cstiga- 

 tions with the cudcuiic Hawaiian insect fauna. 



1. Life Histories in General. 



]\rucli renuiins to be done in working out life histories and 

 other habits in all the Orders of insects; and the discovery of 

 their food plants and host relations, or other food habits. 



