2(54 [NoTember, 



Major Thomas Bfoim died on August 24th at Auckland, New Zealand. 

 This veteran Coleopterist, for some tiuie Government Entomologist of New 

 Zealand, was well known by his writings to many workers in this country. We 

 hope, when further particulars of his life are available, to give a more extended 

 notice of his career. He must have described some thousands of species of 

 beetles from that colony. A first set of his insects has, we believe, been 

 bequeathed to the Nation. 



Bruce F. Oummings died on October 22nd. He was on the entomological 

 staff of the British Museum from 1U12 to 1917, when he retired, owing to 

 long continued ill-health. His entomological writings mainly related to 

 Anoplura and Mallopluuja. His work entitled " The .Journal of a disappointed 

 man," published under the pseudonym of W. N. P. Barbellion, appeared early 

 in 1919. It has caused a certain amount of comment in the press. 



NOTES ON THE COLEOPTERA OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



BY G. E. BODKIN, B.A., DIP.AGEIC. (CANTAB.), F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 Government Economic Biologist, British Guiana. 



(Published by the permission of the Director of Science^and Agriculture, 

 British Guiana.) 



{Continued ffom p, 219.) 

 Ptinidae. 

 Lasioderma serricorne Stephens. — One of the worst pests of stored, 

 dried products in British Guiana. Plays havoc with leather, tobacco in 

 all its forms, books, jDapei", biscuits, and other forms of di-ied foodstuffs. 

 Carbon bisulphide is an effective remedy. Articles likely to be attacked 

 must be stored in carefully constructed and well-fitting cupboards, boxes 

 or cases. The interiors must be fumigated with carbon bisulphide at 

 least twice a year and a plentiful supply of naphthaline or camphor must 

 always be present. 



BOSTRTCHIDAE. 



Xylopsocus capucinus Fabr. — This species occurs also in Ceylon. 

 Om- specimen was obtained at the Penal Settlement, Mazaruni Eiver. 



Tekebbionidae. 

 ZopJiohas confusus Geb. — Issororo, N.W,D. 

 Z. laticollis Mots. — Issororo, N.W.D. 

 Strongylium morbillosum Fabr. — Mazaruni E. 

 JJloma retusa Fabr., var. bicolor Kirsoh. — Issororo, N.W.D. 

 Camaria clandestina Pasc. — Issororo, N.W.D. 

 Goniadera dissipata Kirsch. — Issororo, N.W.D. 

 Fhobelius lucifugus Lacord. — Issororo, N.W.D. 



