166 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



28. Euonymus in gardens round London injured by 



Hyponomeuta euonymella. 



29. Palings and fences near London and also in Scotland 



destroyed by Dasyeera suljjhurella, F. 



30. Flax : list furnished of European Lepidoptera known to 



feed on species of Linum. 



CoLEOPTERA (Beetles). 



31. Larvse of EpUachna sp., on leaves of potatoes in 



Portuguese East Africa. 



32. Larvse of Longicornia destroying rubber plants in Brazil 



and in Guatemala. 



33. Banana trees in Mauritius damaged by a weevil, 



Trochorhopalus strangidatus, Gyll. 



34. Ancemerus fuscus, Oliv., a weevil from N. Nigeria 



destructive to cotton. 



35. Lasiodernia serricorne, Silvanus surinameoisis, L., 



Tribolium ferrugineum, ¥., T. confusum, Duv., and 

 Tenehroides inauritanicus as granary and warehouse 

 pests. 



36. Coccotrypes eggersi in ivory nuts from Ecuador. 



37. Alphitohius diaperinus damaging the collars of pit 



ponies. 



38. Sinoxylon crassum and Lymexylon navale, L., in 



timber. 



39. Nacerdes me^/a^iurct destroying tarred wooden sheathing 



used to protect electric cables near Erith. 



Myriopoda (Centipedes and Millipedes). 



40. A millipede {Odontopyge sp.) causing great damage to 



cotton seedlings in Uganda. 



Arachnida (Ticks, Mites, etc.). 



41. Ticks found in houses. (A.) Tortoise tick [Hyalomma 



syriacum) ; (B.) Ixodes hexagonus. 



42. A number of specimens of a tick (Ixodes ricinus) taken 



off sheep in the North of England and believed to 

 transmit " louping ill " were also received for 

 determination. 



43. A specimen of Ixodes ricinus taken from the leg of a 



lady at Wandsworth was also sent for examination. 



44. Glycyphagus domesticus, De Geer, a Mite found in 



furniture. 



45. Inquiry regarding "itch,'' supposed to attack persons 



entering water at Kwala Lampur, Malay States, 

 infested with a freshwater snail, Flanorhis indicus. 



