174 Field Notes. 
was certainly killed (poisoned) by the local gamekeeper ; but 
it was just an ordinary Fox, and at his (the gamekeeper’s) 
estimate, would certainly not weigh 20 lbs. I am sorry that 
my investigations should have robbed the district of the record 
weight Fox for probably all time: but facts are stubborn 
things.—H. B. Bootu, Ben Rhydding, April 6th, 1916. 
INSECTS. 
Imported Insects at Sheffield.—Mr. C. W. Hinksman, the 
manager of a firm of wholesale druggists in Sheffield, recently 

Brachycerus cinereus. #3. 
sent me a number of interesting weevils which were infesting 
a consignment of garlic received by them. The garlic was 
such as is commercially known as ‘ Spanish garlic,’ but ex- 
actly whence it comes Mr. Hinksman is not able to say. The 
accompanying photograph has been kindly taken for me by 
my brother (Mr. F. O. Mosley, F.R.M.S.). The beetles eat into 
and hollow out the garlic bulbs.—CuaAs. MosLEy, Lockwood. 
Specimens have been submitted to Dr. Guy Marshall and 
Mr. C. J. Gahan, of the British Museum (Natural History), who: 
report that they “seem to agree very well with the description 
of Brachycerus cinereus Oliv., given in Bedel’s Monograph of 
the Mediterranean Species.’—ED. 
Naturalist, 
