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a pin’s head. On the lid was written in Burchell’s handwriting, 
“ Habitat in Boleto C. G. 3179-2.” Inquiry at Kew revealed 
the fact that No. “ 3179-2” in the ‘“‘ Catalogus Geographicus ” 
of Burchell’s African plants was a Loletus collected in the 
“ Boschberg,” between Graaff-Reynet and Grahamstown, on 
the morning of June 5, 1813. It is likely that Burchell, ex- 
amining the African herbarium in his home at Fulham, found 
these beetles which he had accidentally brought in the fungus. 
Probably they were included in the British collection because 
they were thus found in England; for other insects with the 
same history were similarly placed. 
In spite of their precarious existence as specimens, exposed 
to injury every time the box was moved, the beetles looked 
wonderfully fresh after Commander Walker had_ skilfully 
cleaned and mounted them. Eight were a species of C7zs 
which Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall determined as Exnearthron 
cucullatum, of Mellié. The ninth was a puzzling species 
which he and Commander Walker placed in the genus 
Dorcatoma (Anobiidac). It was taken to the British Museum, 
and considered by Mr. G. J. Arrow to be a Scymunus, belong- 
ing to a very different family, the Coccinellidae. It was 
sent to Rev. H. S. Gorham, at Southampton, and then to 
Dr. David Sharp, F.R.S., at Cambridge, who decided in 
favour of the first determination. Finally the beetle was 
dispatched to Monsieur Maurice Pic, of Digoin, Sadne-et- 
Loire, who pronounced it to be a new species which he has 
described for the present work under the name of Dorcatoma 
burchell. 
The clerical part of the undertaking was lightened by the 
fact that the Professor had already in 1903 made a copy of 
most of the Brazilian note-book. In finishing this and the 
Brazilian Itinerary and in the first part of the African 
Catalogue, Commander J. J. Walker rendered much kind help 
in writing, and in reading the original for copying and for 
verification. Miss C. B. Sanders, of Lady Margaret Hall, 
also kindly assisted in the verification of the Brazilian copy. 
Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall, during his visit to England in the 
