168 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



24. A weevil {Orchcstes fagi) reported to be attacking apples 



in Devon. 



25. Larvae of weevil (Otiorrhynchus sulcatus) attacking 



Begonias in pots. 



26. Beetles (Cathorama herbarium) damaging the bindings 



of law books in the library of the Prosecuting 

 Attorney for the Isthmian Canal Commission at 

 Panama. 



27. Beetles {Sitodrepa panicea) found in flock bedding. 



28. Damage to wood by beetle larvae. (An inquiry from 



the Royal Institute of British Architects.) 



29. A Melolonthid beetle {Lachnosterna sp.) which, like the 



Phytalus smithi reported on in 1911, has been doing 

 considerable damage to sugar-canes in Mauritius. 



D. Orthoptera and Neuroptera (Crickets, "White 

 Ants,'' etc.). 

 80. The presence and distribution of "white ants" in New 



Zealand, with reference to provision against their 



attacks when laying telegraph cables. 

 31. Treatment of furniture to prevent attack by " white 



ants " in tropical countries. 



82. Crickets (Brachytrypes vastatrix and Gryllus atratus) 

 attacking Cacao trees in Sierra Leone ; and Brachy- 

 trypes niemhranaceus reported to be damaging cocoa 

 and rubber trees in Uganda. 



III. Myriopoda (Millipedes, etc.). 



A millipede (Julus guttulatus) damaging strawberries. 



IV. Arachnida (Ticks, Mites, etc.). 



1. A mite (Tyroglyphus longior var. castellanii) causing 



Copra-itch among people working in Copra-mills in 

 Ceylon. (Report on, and description of the Mite 

 published.) 



2. A Mite (Tarsoneraus spinipes) injurious to sugar-cane 



in Barbados. 



3. A Tick (Ixodes ricinus) found on a cat. 



4. House-mites (Glycyphagus) in houses and on furniture. 



(Several inquiries received during the year.) 



V. MOLLUSCA. 



Identification of freshwater mussels (Dreissensia poly- 

 Tnorpha) from mains supplying filtering beds of the 

 Metropolitan Water Board at Hampton-on-Thames. 



VI. POLYZOA. 



Growth of these animals leading to serious trouble in the 

 pipes of Waterworks. (Specimens examined for several 

 Municipalities, etc., and information supplied.) 



