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loiiiJ-er ])('i'i(»(l. If his work can l>c (Ituic siimiltancon-lv wirh 

 botanical ('X])loi'aTions, niiirli will he i;ainc(l, tor rlic most ef- 

 fective eiitoniological work in these regions calls for an intimate 

 knowledge of the fiora which can hardly be expected from an 

 entomologist Avorking alone. 



Judging from onr experience here, even the best collector 

 of insects from the temperate regions needs a complete reedu- 

 cation in methods of work before he can w^ork in sneli regions 

 as those to be explored, for it may l)e expected that the insects 

 there, as they are in Hawaii, will be found closely attaclicil to 

 the endemic or native ]dants and one unfamiliar wirh the 

 hun(lr(M|s of tro])icopo]itan jdants will waste much of his time 

 on these plants, when one familiar with conditions would be 

 doing significant work. It seems to be of tlie greatest im- 

 portance that there should be secured, if possible, for the work 

 with the proposed expedition and in the necessary subsequent 

 work, someone who has had ex])erience in collecting in the 

 Hawaiian Islands and is already somewhat familiar with the 

 special methods of collecting which have been developed here, 

 and with the s])ecial ])i'ol)lcms of the Pacific. 



We have already expi-esscd oui'selves as of the opinion 

 that such future explorations of the entomology of the Pacific 

 should be centered in the Bishop Museum of Honolulu and we 

 believe the material secured should be placed there and stmlied 

 under the administration of the curator of insects wdien that 

 position is filled. AVitli the ))roper organization of this work, 

 in that institution, it is pi-obablc that these explorations will 

 arouse a continuing interest in this work among residents of the 

 various island groups and will i-esult in further material being 

 made available for study when they know where such material 

 can be sent. 



C. L. ( 'i;awi'<)i;i). 



W. ]\r. (iTFI-'AUM). 

 O. H. SWEZEV,. 



J. C. BiJTinvEi.L. 



D. T. Ftllaway. 



Committee. 



