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DEFERRED BUSINESS. 



The Committee on Entomological Organization submitted 

 a report, containing recommendations to the Bishop Museum 

 and the Committee of the iS^ational Council of Research, on 

 entomological work in the Pacitic. The report was accepted 

 and the Secretary ordered to communicate a copy to Dr. H. E. 

 Gregory, Director of the Bishop Museum, and to print 

 the same in the Proceedings. The Conmiittee was then 

 discharged and its work transferred to the Executive Com- 

 mittee with the addition of J. C. Bridwell. 



The President announced the appointment of Messrs. 

 Timberlake, Pemberton and Bridwell as a Committee on 

 Common ISTames of Economic Insects, Mr. Timberlake to act 

 as chairman. 



Report of the Committee on Entomological Organization. 



(Submitted Dec. 9, 1919) 

 Biological Problems or the Hawaiian Insect Eauna. 



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 special meeting June 17, 1919, and later trans- 

 mitted to the Director of the Museum, one topic was 

 designated, "Biological Problems," in connection with the 

 endemic insect faima, without giving detailed stateuient of 

 such problems. The Committee now presents a detailed out- 

 line of certain lines of work open for research investiga- 

 tions with the endemic Hawaiian insect fauna. 



1. Life Histories in General. 



Much remains 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. 



