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News Notes 
The Pacific War Memorial announces the 
establishment of a Memorial Research Field Sta¬ 
tion on Koror Island, Palau Archipelago. The 
former Japanese meteorological station has been 
turned over to the Memorial by the Navy De¬ 
partment. This building is of poured concrete, 
with a penthouse. Electric power is available. 
The Memorial is anxious to make the facil¬ 
ities available for use by qualified scientists as 
soon as possible. By agreement with the War 
Memorial the Navy Department will provide 
transportation for qualified Pacific War Memo¬ 
rial personnel. 
Inquiries concerning use of the station should 
be addressed to: Pacific War Memorial, 44 
West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 
# * * 
Insects of Hawaii .—This inclusive treatment 
of the insect fauna of the Hawaiian Archipelago 
is being written by Elwood C. Zimmerman, As¬ 
sociate Entomologist, Experiment Station, Ha¬ 
waiian Sugar Planters’ Association, and Curator 
of Entomology, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 
Honolulu. The first five volumes of a probable 
12 to 15 total have been completed. Volume 1 
was released July 27, the remaining four volumes 
will be available during the summer and fall. 
While this is a treatment of the insects of Ha¬ 
waii, it will be extremely useful throughout the 
entire Pacific Area. 
Volume 1, which is introductory, covers the 
geological history of the Archipelago and va¬ 
rious phases of the origin and development of 
the endemic fauna and flora. The remaining 
volumes are devoted exclusively to discussion 
of the Insecta. The groups covered in these 
volumes are: 
Vol. 2. Apterygota-Thysanoptera 
Vol. 3. Heteroptera 
Vol. 4. Homoptera: Auchenorhyncha 
Vol. 5. Homoptera: Sternorhyncha 
Elwood C. Zimmerman, Insects of Hawaii. Pub¬ 
lished by the University of Hawaii Press. Price per 
set, paper, $ 24 . 00 . May also be purchased as single 
volumes: Vol. 1, $3.50; Vol. 2, $5.50; Vol. 3, 
$4.50; Vol. 4, $4.50; Vol. 5, $6.00. Orders may 
be sent to University of Hawaii Press, P. O. Box 18, 
Honolulu 10, Hawaii. 
