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the other Tiistitutioiis. There are many localities where the 

 native forests are rapidly disappearing, in which insect col- 

 lecting shonkl be thoronghly done before it is too late. Some 

 sneh places are the Kohala Monntains, slopes of Hnalalai and 

 other parts of Kona, and other regions of the forest slopes (^f 

 Manna Loa and Manna Kea on the Island of Hawaii ; T^lu- 

 palakna and other parts of the slopes of Haleakala on ^Nfani ; 

 and similar conditions on the other Islands where the forests 

 are receding, dne to the advancing of agTicnltnral interests and 

 fnrther encroachment of the cattle on the ranges. 



Many desirable places for collecting where the forests are 

 still in good condition, are mnch better accessible at present 

 than Avhen Dr. Perkins was collecting. For example: AVaia- 

 hole, AVahiawa, and Pnnalnn of the Koolan Monntains of 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 water for irrigation purposes on the sugar plantations. 

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

 expected that rich results would be attained as has already re- 

 sulted from their botanical exploration. 



3. "Types." The Entomological Society has established 

 a ''type collection'' to contain the '''types" of new species de- 

 scribed by its members, and to be In the custody of certain of 

 its officers, and for the present located at the entomological 

 laboratory of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Experiment Sta- 

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

 ever, that logically the Museum should eventually become the 

 depository for "types", when proper or satisfactory organiza- 

 tion has been effected for carrying on entomological work at 

 the ]Museum. 



4. There are problems of interest in distribution, both 

 locally and for the whole Pacific, which would naturally fall 

 within the scope of work of the ^fuseum. As is well known 

 in other Xatural History branches here, this is a very import- 

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

 able for a basis for consideration of these problems. 



