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UNDESIRABLE INSECT ALIENS AT DONCASTER. 
Hy. CORBETT, M.R:GCS; 
On Saturday, May 8th, I was asked to visit a tannery in 
this town, in order to examine some damaged hides from India. 
The hides had evidently got damp during trans-shipment 
and fermentation had taken place. Those that I saw were 
stained almost black in parts, and there were many cracks 
and holes in them. On and about them were numerous 
insects, some dead and crushed, many alive and active. One 
bale had not been opened, but on thrusting one’s hand into 
it, it was found to be very warm inside. On the following 
Monday I again visited the place while the bale was being 
opened. Here indeed was ‘ good hunting.’ As the heated 
and rotten hides were lifted off, insects crawled and ran about 
in hundreds. I took samples of all the species that I could 
catch and the following list will show what was there. It 
will be seen that most of the species are well-known warehouse 
pests, but one is an addition to the Yorkshire list, and others 
are far from common. 
EUPLEXOPTERA. 
Apterygida arachides.—Mr. Porritt tells me that this 
species has been taken in a bone warehouse in the Isle of 
Sheppey, but so far as he knows not elsewhere in Britain. 
ORTHOPTERA. 
Phillodromia germanica.—This species was very abundant. 
My thanks are due to Mr. Porritt for naming these species. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Carpophilus mutilatus Er.—Abundant and much more 
active than C. sexpustulatus. A new West Riding record. 
Laemophloeus ferrugineus Steph.—This insect was the most 
aboundant species and occurred literally in thousands. 
Necrobhia rufipes De G.—A few living, and many dead and 
crushed. 
Alphitobius diaperinus Panz.—Abundant, more so than the 
following species. 
Alphitobius piceus Ol.—Not so common as A. diaperinus. 
Both the Alphitobii are new records for the West Riding. 
Tribolium ferrugineum F.—Abundant. 
Besides these insects there were a few chelifers which I 
have not yet named. 
Ore 
The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1914, parts 
3 and 4, include a paper on ‘ The Authorship and First Publication of 
the “ Jurinean ”’ Genera of Hymenoptera: Being a reprint of a long-lost 
work by Panzer, with a translation into English, and Introduction, and 
Bibliographical and Critical Notes.’ by the Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., and 
Jno. Hartley Durrant. 
1915 June 1. 
