126 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



(33) Phorodon hunwii Schr. information as to the effect of 



weatlier on its multiplication. 



(34) Cockroaches — methods of extermination — the usual bulky 



correspondence. 



(35) Linognathis piliferxs (Burm.). a louse infesting a dog. 



Miscellaneous. 



(36) The common names in French and Spanish of certain 



insects of economic importance — for trade catalogues. 



(37) Lepidopterous larvse in sauce. 



(38) Corks of champagne bottles being damaged. 



(39) Locusts, their control in Borneo and elsewhere. 



(40) The pollination of Scarlet Runners by humble bees. 



(41) The parasites of the furniture beetle and the possibility of 



introducing them into New Zealand. 



(42) Shellac, methods of production, habits and life history of 



the Lac Insect (two enquiries). 



(43) Sericulture, its possibility of introduction into Britain, &c. 



(44) Insects in drinking water as an index of its contamination. 



(45) Mites on pear and walnut trees. 



VII. — Stifdents and Visito7's. 



The number of visits paid to the department during the year by 

 students and other persons seeking information or assistance was 

 3,306. 



(\ J. Gahan. 



