124 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



162 specimens of various orders from Syria and Palestine ; 

 presented hy CoJ. E. P. Sewell, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.M.C. 



From Africa. 



538 Lepidoptera from the Gold Coast ; presented hy Capt. 

 J. W. G. Saunders. 



251 specimens of various orders from Nigeria ; presented hy 

 Lady Strathcona. 



230 Coleoptera from Uganda ; presented hy Prof. E. B. Poidton. 



From Australasia. 



266 specimens of various orders from New Zealand ; presented 

 hy ^\. E. Br'ookes, Esq. 



260 Coleoptera from Australia, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe 

 Island ; presented hy the S. Australian Mxiseinn. 



VI. — Economic Entomology. 



Enquiries on matters of importance from an economic point of 

 view have continued to come in and in increasing numbers. Signs 

 are evident that as the public become more fully aware of the 

 facilities that are provided for them, this side of museum work 

 will become increasingly important. The homeland and the colonies 

 and possessions have taken advantage of these facilities. During 

 the year the instructions for the collection of mosquitoes have been 

 revised, and the pamphlet dealing with the Housefly has been in 

 great part re-written, while work in connection with the investiga- 

 tion of insect pests of grain (Royal Society War Committee) has 

 been continued. 



Amongst the subjects on which information or advice has 

 been sought and as far as possible given, the following may be 

 mentioned : — 



Coleoptera. 



(1) Heterohostry chits cequalis Waterh. : larva; burrowing in 



the sides of a wooden box. 



(2) Lyctus brunneus causing frequent damage to furniture. 



(3) Anohium striatum damaging antique furniture, and other 



species of Aiiohium boring in wood — numerous enquiries, 



(4) Carpophihis hemipterus Cr. breeding in dates in a grocer's 



shop. 



(5) Ptinus tectus Boield, infesting a grocer's shop. The 



source of infestation was traced to dog biscuits. 



(6) Sitodrepa panicea, breeding freely in dry soup pre- 



parations. 



(7) Mezium a fine breeding in macaroni. 



(8) Dermestes vidpinus F., and Necrohia rufipes De G., 



damaging wrappings of goods from the Argentine, and 

 then the goods themselves. 



(9) Ptinus sexpunctatus Pz., damaging lead on the roof of 



a house. 



